Wealthy and eccentric Spanish aristocrat who was a darling of the gossip magazines The 18th Duchess of Alba, who has died aged 88, was one of Spain's best-known public figures. Her frizzy hair (sometimes dyed red), waxen skin and querulous voice uttering forthright opinions made her instantly recognisable. Never camera-shy and a frequent participant in high-society events, she was a darling of the gossip magazines, television shows and, in her later years, satirists. The duchess, known as Cayeta...
Wealthy and eccentric Spanish aristocrat who was a darling of the gossip magazines The 18th Duchess of Alba, who has died aged 88, was one of Spain's best-known public figures. Her frizzy hair (sometimes dyed red), waxen skin and querulous voice uttering forthright opinions made her instantly recognisable. Never camera-shy and a frequent participant in high-society events, she was a darling of the gossip magazines, television shows and, in her later years, satirists. The duchess, known as Cayeta...
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