Louis Spencer: The Lesser-Known Actor Destined to Inherit the Althorp Estate

He is a little-known actor, but above all, he has been named one of the world's most sought-after bachelors and, one day, he will inherit the entire 13,500-acre Althorp estate, where Diana, Princess of Wales, grew up. When his father Charles, Lady D's brother, dies, his son Louis Spencer will take on his title and become the tenth Earl Spencer and, with the title, he will also take possession of the magnificent Georgian house estimated to be worth over 100 million pounds. With its 90 rooms, a vast collection of art and fine furniture, as well as 28 listed buildings and structures in the park, Althorp, in Northamptonshire, has been the Spencer family home for over 500 years. Kitty Spencer, Lady D's niece reveals she has a son: the secret pregnancy and the never announced childbirth. Who is Louis Spencer? Louis Spencer, lives in London, and today turns 30 years old. Although he has three older sisters, male primogeniture means that he will be the sole heir to this fortune. Louis, who already holds the title of Viscount Althorp, is the youngest son and only son his father had with his first wife, Victoria Aitken (born Lockwood). Born on March 14, 1994, at St Mary's Hospital in London, he grew up with his mother in South Africa following his parents' separation. While living in Cape Town, he studied at the city's most expensive private school, the Diocesan College, where fees cost £13,955 a year. He later returned to the UK to study at the University of Edinburgh. The acting career. As handsome and sophisticated as his cousins, Princes William and Harry, Louis went on to study acting at the ArtsEd acting school in Chiswick, London. Performing under the stage name Louis John Lyons, he signed with the talent agency Tavistock Wood, whose stars include Dominic West and Lily James. Unlike his older sisters, Lady Kitty, 33 - who also walked for Dolce & Gabbana - and twins Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza, 31, who have been Tatler cover stars, Louis avoids social media and high-profile events. Tatler described the copper-blond heir as 'tall, nonchalant, and very handsome but 'super private'. And the Daily Telegraph last year went so far as to nickname Louis the 'reluctant poster boy for male primogeniture'. Earl Spencer, 59, has openly stated that he will maintain tradition and choose Louis as his heir. In 2015, he said: 'If I chose Kitty it would be against all the tradition that comes with Althorp'. That's just the way it is. I have issues with this concept. 'I also have the strengths of the fact that it has worked up to now. It's still intact. If you go around the castles of the Loire or elsewhere, they are empty. 'Everything is divided equally through the generations and you end up with a beautiful building with a beautiful tapestry inside it. The whole idea of primogeniture was to keep it together.' Louis enjoys a close relationship with his sisters. He escorted his older sister Kitty down the aisle during her Italian wedding, in place of their father, who controversially was not present. As children, they enjoyed a privileged but private upbringing in Cape Town, where Earl Spencer and Victoria moved in 1995 to raise their children away from the public eye. The couple divorced in December 1997, months after Diana's death, and shortly thereafter Charles returned to the UK. Apart from a handful of phone calls with his father, Louis has been largely kept out of the spotlight. His first high-profile appearance was at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011, although the seventeen-year-old was overshadowed by his charming blonde older sisters. Four years later, Louis made an unexpected appearance on rapper Nicki Minaj's Instagram feed. He was seen with his arm around the American star, with the singer cheekily captioning 'check out our wedding photo'. Louis first came into the limelight at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018, when he accompanied his mother and sisters. Dapper in morning dress, Louis became one of the unlikely stars of the day and received dozens of playful marriage proposals from infatuated social media users. His appearance and strong family resemblance also earned him the nickname 'Harry Lite'. Undoubtedly, his family ties and appearance will come in handy if Louis decides to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. In 2019, his father Charles Spencer revealed: 'Louis lives in London. He is an actor attending an acting school and works incredibly hard and I want him to be able to realize his dreams in that direction. He's full-on: works 14 hours a day.' However, it remains to be seen how he will juggle a burgeoning career and the great responsibility of managing Althorp when the time comes.