The Duchess of Alba - hats off to her - or ??????

[Bugsy2]

Really should be doing some work, but this is so much more interesting: "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8808630/The-Duchess-of-Alba-85-one-of-Spains-richest-women-marries-a-man-24-years-younger.html?image=1"
In the great scheme of things, it is not really much a news story - but what a unique looking lady! What do you think?

bother, let me try that link again: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8808630/The-Duchess-of-Alba-85-one-of-Spains-richest-women-marries-a-man-24-years-younger.html?image=1

Interesting, Alba is the Scottish gaelic for Scotland, and she has "Stuart" in her surname!
Wonder if she's descended from the Scottish kings?

It's that Alba

Though according to Wiki - she's a descendant of James the seventh

There's a James VII?

I was reading about this earlier, she's given up her substantial fortune (divided it between her children) to marry him. Hope that they're happy together. She seems very eccentric and yes sadly the plastic surgery hasn't done her many favours, but looking at the wedding pics on your link she does seem to love life.

Well that depends where you live Cogito, lol

Ah if she's descended from James the VII then that explains the Stuart surname

She has a wierd mouth, when she talks it hardly moves or opens!

When DD saw picture of the Duchess she asked if she was a Zombie! Tee hee!

Well good luck to them but wow! She's interesting in appearence isn't she?

She is the strangest looking person i have ever seen.

I read this the other day and had to tell DH all about her. I was fascinated by her lineage.

www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=4.bp.blogspot.com/-B5w0Todmzjs/TdG9NxKZMgI/AAAAAAAABzU/7iQPio8FMx4/s1600/duchess_alba_1956.jpg&imgrefurl=robotsinmasquerade.blogspot.com/2011/05/duchess-of-alba-plastic-surgery-addict.html&usg=__pOrWGXPFg0u4t6pFLsE-oVssI6I=&h=590&w=491&sz=21&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&tbnid=t60WM_om_NimYM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=112&ei=ls2NTv2OM8qz8QOO2rkr&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dduchess%2Bof%2Balba%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1I7DLUK_en%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divnsu&itbs=1 picture of her in 1956, definietely too much plastic surgery]]

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=4.bp.blogspot.com/-B5w0Todmzjs/TdG9NxKZMgI/AAAAAAAABzU/7iQPio8FMx4/s1600/duchess_alba_1956.jpg&imgrefurl=robotsinmasquerade.blogspot.com/2011/05/duchess-of-alba-plastic-surgery-addict.html&usg=__pOrWGXPFg0u4t6pFLsE-oVssI6I=&h=590&w=491&sz=21&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&tbnid=t60WM_om_NimYM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=112&ei=ls2NTv2OM8qz8QOO2rkr&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dduchess%2Bof%2Balba%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1I7DLUK_en%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divnsu&itbs=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">picture of her here in 1956 the plastic surgery has definitely spoiled her

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=4.bp.blogspot.com/-B5w0Todmzjs/TdG9NxKZMgI/AAAAAAAABzU/7iQPio8FMx4/s1600/duchess_alba_1956.jpg&imgrefurl=robotsinmasquerade.blogspot.com/2011/05/duchess-of-alba-plastic-surgery-addict.html&usg=__pOrWGXPFg0u4t6pFLsE-oVssI6I=&h=590&w=491&sz=21&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&tbnid=t60WM_om_NimYM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=112&ei=ls2NTv2OM8qz8QOO2rkr&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dduchess%2Bof%2Balba%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1I7DLUK_en%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divnsu&itbs=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> and previous wedding pictures

Oh my goodness bruffin, wasn't she beautiful. This is not a kind thing to say, but DD asked if she was the actress who'd been The Grinch!!!!

I LOVE HER

Dd thought she was a relative of Voldemort.

Bugsy2, I can see where your DD is coming from - I opened the page and immediately thought of that film, but I had her pegged as a Who from Whoville.

She looked absolutely stunning in the first photo on this page .

eeeeeeeeeek put a warning on that link

why do people do this to themselves?

Her jewellery is fabulous