Duchess 'gives up fortune to marry'
One of Spain's richest women, the Duchess of Alba, is reportedly giving away her personal fortune in order to marry a civil servant.
The 85-year-old's personal wealth is estimated to be between 600m and 3.5bn euros (£524m and £3bn).
The duchess's six children have until now opposed her plans to wed Alfonso Diez, who is 24 years her junior.
Local media reports say she plans to get round her children by giving them their inheritance early.
''Alfonso doesn't want anything. All he wants is me,'' the duchess was quoted as saying earlier this year.
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