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Princess Diana's niece Lady Eliza Spencer reveals her hidden talent

26 Jan, 2021 06:17 PM2 minutes to read
Princess Diana is said to have had a gift with children. Photo / Getty Images

Princess Diana is said to have had a gift with children. Photo / Getty Images

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Lady Eliza Spencer - the niece of the late Princess Diana - has heaped praise on her aunt, recalling her "warm, maternal and loving" personality.

The 28-year-old twin - who spent her early years at Althorp, Diana's family home and final resting place, before relocating to South Africa - said: "We always just knew her as our aunt.

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"Growing up in South Africa, I really had very little idea of how significant she was in the world until I was much older."

Eliza thinks the Princess - who died in August 1997, aged 36 - created a real connection with children.

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She revealed to Tatler magazine Diana's hidden talent: "She always made an effort to connect with us as children and had a talent for reading children's hearts."

Eliza - whose father is Earl Spencer, Diana's brother - admitted she didn't grasp the scale of the Princess' fame during her younger years.

She confessed: "As a child, I realised the enormity of the loss for my father and family.

Lady Eliza Spencer, Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, Victoria Lockwood and Lady Kitty Spencer. Photo / Getty Images
Lady Eliza Spencer, Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, Victoria Lockwood and Lady Kitty Spencer. Photo / Getty Images

"It was only later that I came to understand the significance of the loss of her as a figure in the world."

Prince William previously admitted to being "in a state of shock for many years" after Diana's death.

Asked if he grieved her death, the 38-year-old royal replied: "Probably not properly. I was in a state of shock for many years."

Asked if he literally meant that it took "years" to come to terms with Diana's death, Prince William added: "Yes, absolutely.

"People might find that weird, or think of shock as something that is there, it hits you, then in an hour or two, maybe a day or two, you are over it.

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"Not when it is this big a deal; when you lose something so significant in your life, so central, I think the shock lasts for many years."

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