For centuries, the Spencer family has charted its history in dusty family portraits that hang at the family seat at Althorp in Northamptonshire.
Earls and Countesses appear in haughty oil paintings, surrounded by trees or sitting at oak writing desks, sternly looking far off into the distance. The message is clear: it's serious work being one of Britain's pre-eminent noble families who count Sir Winston Churchill and Princess Diana as part of the clan. One can't help, then, but note the contrast between the formality of the past and the frivolity of the present.
Because the latest glamorous breed of young Spencers delights in posing for the camera in an altogether different manner from their forebears. Lady Kitty Spencer, 25, and her sisters, twins Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia, 23, (all pictured) are a trio of platinum blonde bombshells.
Nieces of Princess Diana (they are the daughters of her brother, Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer), details of their fabulous lives, parties and holidays are shared online by members of the sisters' glossy set.
However this police mugshot of Amelia (inset) does not feature in the online accounts - she almost didn't make it to the nuptials of her cousin Prince William because she was facing charges for allegedly kicking a man on crutches in a late-night fracas in a drive-in McDonald's queue in Cape Town. Charges against her were eventually dropped, allowing her to make the wedding.
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