Lady Amelia and Eliza Spencer take Hong Kong: Princess Diana’s twin model nieces talk romance, royalty and life in Cape Town while in town for Sauvereign x Studio Putman – exclusive interview

May 30 , 2023

Princess Diana’s twin model nieces Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer talk about their trip to Hong Kong and Sauvereign x Studio Putman launch – exclusive interview. Photo: Handout

Twin cousins of Prince Harry and Prince William, Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer made their first visit to Hong Kong for the launch of the ‘Dualités: Mosaic of Details’ exhibition at Elements mall

The duo mingled with Anita actress Louise Wong, ViuTV host Rikko Lee and Miss Hong Kong 2020 runner-up Celina Harto, had afternoon tea at the W Hong Kong and dinner at the Ritz-Carlton

It’s not every day that Hong Kong welcomes a member of the British royals, but last week the city played host to not one but two blue-blooded members of the prestigious family.

Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer –nieces of the late Princess Diana – were in town to celebrate the launch of “Dualités: Mosaic of Details”, an exhibition presented by Sauvereign and Studio Putman. “We are very excited to be here [for] our first visit to Hong Kong,” Eliza told Style as we sat down to an exclusive interview.

From left, Olivia Putman, Bertrand Mak, Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Both working models, the 30-year-old identical twins were invited as guests of honour for the new collection’s launch. A collaboration between Bertrand Mak’s Hong Kong-born art and luxury house Sauvereign, and Olivia Putman’s French design studio, it promises a mix of “avant-garde, sculptural furniture” and “wearable objects” – and the royal fashionistas were suitably enthusiastic.

Rikko Lee with Lady Amelia and Eliza Spencer at the Sauvereign x Studio Putman dinner on May 25 at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong. Photo: @rikkolee/Instagram

Business first: the big launch

“[The collection includes] timeless pieces that can be passed down through generations,” Amelia tells us. “When we heard about the collaboration with Studio Putman we really wanted to attend the launch and support Sauvereign as Hong Kong’s first luxury maison.”

Rikko Lee with Lady Amelia and Eliza Spencer at the Sauvereign x Studio Putman dinner on May 25 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, Hong Kong. Photo: @rikkolee/Instagram

The pair rubbed shoulders at Thursday’s launch with Hong Kong style mavens including star of 2022’s Anita, Louise Wong, and popular ViuTV host Rikko Lee. Both were naturally dripping in stunning legacy gems and shoes from the Sauvereign collection, when they turned out at the unlikely launch location of Elements mall in Kowloon.

Louise Wong with Lady Amelia and Eliza Spencer at the Sauvereign x Studio Putman event on May 25 in Elements, Hong Kong. Photo: @l_for_louise/Instagram

Everyone was quick to pick a favourite piece. “The wall mirror is also stunning! And we love the one-of-a-kind unique piece – it’s breathtaking with over 480 pieces of 24-carat gradient blue sapphire,” raved Amelia about one of the exhibition’s signature pieces.