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Grandee's Daughter Marries Amid
Scenes Of Splendor
Thousands of people broke
into Seville Cathedral yester
day to see the wedding of the
girl with half a dozen names, the
L d:iv to set" the wedding nf ll"'
n girl with half a dozen names, tht
Q! neires-. to seven Spanish dukedom.
-3 and more than 50 outer titles—
n | fair-headed 21-year-oM M.iua del
i?osario Cayetana F'jiz-Jame.
-jSaiart y de Siiva. Duchess of Mon
u I toro.
;To her friends she Ls "Tana.'
:She is the only child oi the ITili
Duke of Alba and the 10th Duki
Oi Berwick, the first grandre ul
Spain and Ambassador to the Coun
of St. J.imes un.il last year.
In the va^t 15."1 i i-entur\
ir:cathedral, the largp.-t. iji Spain, tilt
o; crowd smashed the police cordo:
i- and joined the 1,770 invited guests
d; Kneeling on plush cushions befor
.the altar were the bride, her fathei
yland the bridegroom. 28-year-olc
!y;Dcn Luis Martinez Irujo Artazccx
it | who is the sen of the Duke of Solo
i- 'mayor, representative in Spain oi
it;the Pretender Don Juan.
I Don Juan was represented at tin
nj wedding; Gen. Franco was not.
'-1 Tana, vvhj ha* appeare.l severa
times as a bull (ightei at privaii
displays, was respondent in whih
siik and family lare—a gown valtie<
at £12 500. Peurls ai:d dimnond;
or the House of Alba tlash.Hl at lit-:
wrists and biva.s:.
ft ; The altar aiul tui- niuiu nave
n v.eie f.inta.-,lir with noi:il <U-<*ir.i
y ;if n= and myriads of caudlVs. T'.;<
l. vast crowds were hushed to liea
>- tlie bride inak^ lier res-ori.ws. bn
i' her -Si" was said so quietly thr<
0 it was unhpard.
s. Princes, dukes, admirals and pen
?- erals attended, brilliantly uni
n formed and decorated or in blqi:!
and white formal clothes. Tans
was Europe's nrost eli?ib!e brirje
alter Princess Elizabeth.
After the wedding, the coupK
drove off in a coach drawn by
three mu'es. Sevil'.ian-style. A
hundred thousand people cheered
them on their way lo the Duke U
A:b.Ts palace.
The 40 principal guests sat at one
tfible and hundreds of o'hers at
oilier tables. Tnere were 400
aai-er.s.
Anyone who cared to join in the
wedding feast wa.s welcome. The
bride bunded out hall .i million
i eetas io the poor.
Tin- Duke's French chel. Alphonsf
Diot. today regarded the ruins of
the 10-l't.-high. yard-wide wedding
cake which was inches thick with
almond paste, sugar and honey.
Other remains from the stagger
iiii, wedding repast included ti;<
left-overs of 600 chickens. 1.500 :i>.
ol lobsU-r. 300 lb. of York liam. l.?Wa
I'o of veal. 300 lb. of beef and snn
quarts of i:-e cream.
Gue-sts and the ducal staff dis
posed of 2.000 bottles of charr
pagne. 500 botll"s of whisky, 1.500
bottles of brandy, and 5.000 bonk-.
of rod and while wine.
The- Duchess's trousseau includes
17 rosluine.s and 11 Mrs.
The Duke of Alba is r?'i>rnt?-d ty
have spent 1100.00 a <.sterling i <?.
:||." ?v.vkiili"..
S;iJ;;:il ? ;iJi,i ttancJMH wil: so i>n
for a \\?-el:.
Sir John Anderson, fonnt-r Bn
i:sli Ciibint-t Minister, and I-iflv
\m\ -rsdii. who vvi'ie aiiidin; :l-t
"tiesl.s at he ueddin;. have bei-n
ivr:tl!?'d fiv-m llie wceklanu ivstivi
tie.s because their home in West
minster ?:i.* !)irrj;lt-(i h! Ilir tto'k
end.
Tho Duchess of Monioro will r.
rrivp a we.driina sift from the Bri
tish Royal Family when she visi s
Ijondon ihis wee* en hrr honey
moon journey to the United States.
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