Lady Kitty Spencer looked stunning on Thursday night as she joined her twin sisters Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia for celebrations at the Cannes Film Festival.
The model and socialite, 34, who is the niece of the late Princess Diana, wore a statement Dolce & Gabbanna purple gown with central cut-out, embellished with sequins from head to toe.
Kitty shares a daughter, Athena, with her husband, South African-born British businessman Michael Lewis, 66.
Earlier in the day, she had shared a video of her pre-Cannes glam, preparing her smokey eye make-up and flawless skin.
Her twin sisters, Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia, 32, looked equally glamorous in matching outfits, as they were spotted at the red carpet at the nearby Woman And Child premiere.
The sisters often choose outfits to complement one another – and today was no different as they turned heads on the carpet, wearing diamonds by Sartoro Geneve.
Both opted for a Vera Wang X Pronovias simple corset and flowing silk skirt – with Amelia in all-white and Eliza opting for black.
Later on, Kitty attended the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc.
Lady Kitty Spencer looked stunning on Thursday night at the Cannes Film Festival
Her twin sisters, Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia, 32, looked equally glamorous in matching outfits
She opted for a dramatic outfit change, switching to an all-white lace number with broderie anglaise detailing, adding chunky earrings but keeping her blonde locks in the same elegant updo.
There, she met up with her close friend Emma Weymouth, the Marchioness of Bath, who opted for a sparkling strapless black down with a daring slit.
Society beauties Amelia and Eliza are following in the footsteps of their older sister, Kitty, who has forged a career in modelling after becoming a firm fixture on the London social scene.
The sisters have an unbreakable bond as twins, with Lady Amelia telling Tatler she and Lady Eliza have always been close and are ‘very similar’.
‘We love doing the same things and share the same friends,’ she said. ‘You’re guaranteed to have a best friend there always – you can’t really compare it to anything else.’
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This year’s Cannes Film Festival is taking place in the wake of Trump’s vow to enact tariffs on international films.
Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d´Or, to give out at the end.
The model and socialite, 34, wore a statement purple gown with central cut out, embellished with sequins from head to toe
Kitty shares a daughter, Athena, with her husband, South African-born British businessman Michael Lewis, 66
The sisters often choose outfits to complement one another – and today was no different
They have often discussed their close relationship and this evening turned heads as they showed up arm in arm
Both opted for a simple corset and flowing silk skirt – with contrasting black and white colour palettes
Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories.
‘You release a film into that Colosseum-like situation,’ says Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, who’s returning to Cannes with The Secret Agent, a thriller set during Brazil’s dictatorship.
‘You’ve got to really prepare for the whole experience because it’s quite intense – not very far from the feeling of approaching a roller coaster as you go up the steps at the Palais.’
Trump sent shock waves through Hollywood and the international film community when he announced on May 4 that all movies ‘produced in Foreign Lands’ will face 100 percent tariffs.
The White House has said no final decisions have been made. Options being explored include federal incentives for U.S.-based productions, rather than tariffs. But the announcement was a reminder of how international tensions can destabilize even the oldest cultural institutions.
The Cannes Film Festival originally emerged in the World War II years, when the rise of fascism in Italy led to the founding of an alternative to the then-government controlled Venice Film Festival.
In the time since, Cannes’ resolute commitment to cinema has made it a beacon to filmmakers. Countless directors have come to make their name.
This year is no different, though some of the first-time filmmakers at Cannes are already particularly well-known.
Kristen Stewart (The Chronology of Water), Scarlett Johansson (Eleanor the Great) and Harris Dickinson (Urchin) have all unveiled their feature directorial debuts in Cannes´ Un Certain Regard sidebar section.
Later on, Kitty attended the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
Lady Kitty Spencer and Emma Weymouth, Marchioness of Bath, attend the amfAR gala Cannes 2025
Emma looked stunning in a glittery black number with a daring cut out and statement heels
Many Cannes veterans have returned, including Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning), Robert De Niro – who received an honorary Palme d´Or 49 years after Taxi Driver premiered in Cannes – and Quentin Tarantino, who paid tribute to low-budget Western director George Sherman.
Over recent years the star-studded extravaganza has arguably won more attention for the outfits worn by its celebrity guests than the roster of feature films being screened on the Croisette.
But new nudity rules, devised for ‘the sake of decency,’ have been implemented at this year’s festival.
According to organisers, the austere move is an attempt to stifle the celebrity trend for ‘naked dresses’ – namely provocative outfits that reveal considerably more than they conceal – on the red carpet.
‘For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as any other area of the festival,’ states a Cannes festival document.
‘The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.’
The surprise new policy features in a recent festival-goers charter – released with a series of outlines regarding expected public behaviour.
Guests are expected to converge on the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière for some of the highest profile film screenings across a packed two-week schedule in Cannes.
It’s understood that the iconic venue now adopts a more conservative dress code, with suits, dinner jackets and floor-length evening gowns generally favoured over headline grabbing ensembles.
Classic little black dresses, cocktail dresses, pant-suits, dressy tops and elegant sandals, ‘with or without a heel’, will also be permitted.
While the decision to implement a more stringent policy will be a first, it is not known if French TV broadcasters, wary of airing nudity, played a role in its enforcement.
