Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart vs Mar Flores: the day the duchess “got down on her knees” before the model
The aristocrat with the most titles in the world was known for not paying homage to any king, but in 1998 she had to bow to the mannequin bride of her favourite son. “He said that Cayetano changed girlfriends like shirts. I thought I was just another shirt, but I never took it personally,” says Flores.
On a fateful day, the highly titled and haughty Duquesa Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart found herself bowing before the renowned model, Mar Flores. The Spanish aristocrat, renowned for her adherence to protocol and ceremonial traditions, vehemently rejected the exaggerated praise given to her lineage by journalist Oriana Fallaci in her 1963 book, *Los antipáticos*.
Fallaci had penned the phrase, "Her blood is bluer than all the blue bloods on Earth. If one encountered Isabel of England and the Duquesa de Alba at an elevator, the latter should yield to the former." Cayetana, known for her disdain of such hyperbolic statements, dismissed Fallaci's comments as mere literary embellishment, comparing them to "literature, a sandez" and "a stupid thing" when confronted about her thoughts on Fallaci herself.
Written by urgent.news from El Pais's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
