Homes and Property | Home Page

Princess Diana's niece in court over McDonald's assault charge

Assault charges: Lady Amelia Spencer is accused of assaulting a taxi driver
Ian Evans12 April 2012

Princess Diana's niece Lady Amelia Spencer appeared in court in South Africa today to face assault charges after a fight at a drive-through McDonald's in Cape Town.

The 18-year-old daughter of Earl Spencer stood impassively as the case was adjourned for a month.

It is alleged she attacked a taxi driver after he jumped the queue. Her lawyer said: "There is a lack of evidence and if the case didn't receive such media attention I don't think it would have got this far."

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

MORE ABOUT

Transport