SEVILLE (
El País/Jesús Ruiz Mantilla-M.D.) Up until a few years ago, few in Spain had heard of Alfonso Díez Carabantes. But by Wednesday, his name was splashed all over the international media. The commoner, who until last week worked as a public employee, was catapulted to star status when he married one of the richest and most famous women in the Iberian Peninsula. What was meant to be a quiet Seville wedding turned out to be a very public event when the Duchess of Alba (full real name: María del Rosario Cayetana Paloma Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Fernanda Teresa Francisca de Paula Lourdes Antonia Josefa Fausta Rita Castor Dorotea Santa Esperanza Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva Falcó y Gurtubay), 85, finally tied the knot with her consort of the last three years. It was a blissful day for Díez, 60, and the eccentric duchess.>>>
