Leslie was born in Aberdeen in Scotland and was raised in Lickleyhead Castle, Aberdeenshire. It is the ancestral 15th century seat. The castle was her home until she was 10 years old. Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie is her father and Chieftain of the Aberdeenshire branch. Her mother is Candida Mary Sibyl"Candy" Leslie (nee Weld), of Clan Fraser. Her maternal great-grandfather, Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat, was a descendant of King Charles II. Through her mother, Leslie is a great-great-granddaughter of Frederick Weld, the sixth prime minister of New Zealand and, through her father, she is a great-great-granddaughter of Don Guillermo Landa y Escandon, who served as governor of Mexico City. The ancestors of Leslie are Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps De Lisle and Charles March-Phillipps, politician and James Grimston, 3rd Earl of Verulam. Her family is currently living in Old Rayne's Wardhill Castle (12th century).
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