She was born in Sandringham, [[Norfolk]] as the third daughter of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (later the 8th Earl Spencer) and his first wife, Frances (later Mrs. Frances Shand-Kydd). She had older two sisters, Sarah and Jane, and a younger brother, Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer. After private schooling, she worked as a nursery school teaching assistant. | She was born in Sandringham, [[Norfolk]] as the third daughter of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (later the 8th Earl Spencer) and his first wife, Frances (later Mrs. Frances Shand-Kydd). She had older two sisters, Sarah and Jane, and a younger brother, Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer. After private schooling, she worked as a nursery school teaching assistant. |