The six children of Spain’s flamboyant billionaire, the Duchess of Alba, are set to inherit a palace each following her death aged 88.
Worth an estimated £2.2billion, the Spanish duchess was one of Europe’s wealthiest aristocrats when she passed away yesterday at her Seville residence, Duenas Palace.
Friends, relatives and well-wishers paid their respects to the duchess, also known as ‘Cayetana’, after she died following a battle with pneumonia.
Her 64-year-old husband Alfonso Diez, who is 24 years her junior, was said to be at her bedside when she passed.
He is not set to receive any of her fortune, which includes an impressive property portfolio, 50,000 pieces of artwork and 18,000 rare books, after he signed a document renouncing himself from her wealth prior to their marriage in October 2011.
Instead, the Duchess – who is a direct royal descent from King James II of England – has left her entire estate to her six children, with them each receiving a palace, as well as thousands of acres of land. Her eight grandchildren are also said to have inherited a substantial chunk of her estate. See more photos from her burial below.
