How much is love worth? For one woman, up to $5B
Coming up with an introduction to this blog post was impossible, in that any sentence that rattled off my keyboard sounded like a pitch for a Reese Witherspoon movie.
But really, despite it being at the centre of a million bad films and novels, the “What is love worth?” conundrum is pretty intriguing.
And never more so: according to the BBC, Spain’s Duchess of Alba has agreed to give her fortune to her children, a gesture to prove her remarriage to a civil servant is for love – and nothing fishy.
Touching? No doubt. But guess how much she's giving away …
By media reports of the bizarre story, the Duchess – real name: Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva (eat your heart out, Dikembe Mutombo) – has had her affair with a civil servant 24 years her junior questioned by her children.
So, to prove that the man has no, uh, Anna Nicole Smith-ian motives, the Duchess will bequeath her fortune to her kids ahead of the marriage. “Alfonso doesn’t want anything,” she said earlier this year of her hubby-to-be. “All he wants is me.”
How much is that fortune? Anywhere between $850 million and $5 billion.
The Duchess is surely one of the wealthiest women in Spain, but it’s remarkable that such soap opera-style drama doesn’t escape the rich.
In fact, according to one source, those same suspicious kids vetoed a wedding between the Duchess and Alfonso back in 2008.
So far, the 85-year-old has given each child “a palace each” in the get-off-my-back arrangement, while the divvying of her “other palaces and thousands of hectares of land” has not been decided.
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Posted by: lola | Aug 13, 2021 3:23:52 PM
FOOK NOOOO!
Posted by: lola | Aug 13, 2021 3:26:39 PM
Honey, keep ur money & bone the hot gardener :P
Posted by: great love story... | Aug 13, 2021 4:50:32 PM
Are we jealous lola? It seems that this lady has done the right thing! Good for u!
Posted by: de | Aug 13, 2021 6:25:15 PM
He is obviously after the money, I could be wrong, but I don't think so. http://www.wesisearch.com/blog/?p=39
Posted by: TROLL | Aug 13, 2021 9:31:18 PM
im a troll trololol
Posted by: Marie | Aug 16, 2021 9:58:28 AM
it's nice to see that I am not the only one who beleives that money can't buy happiness, however, they have been together 24 years, A name change is not worth billions..
Posted by: Marie | Aug 16, 2021 10:26:58 AM
ok so I read that wrong, they have not been together for 24 years, but 24yrs her junior..I would keep my money but a pre-nup would be in order for sure
Posted by: Rickroller | Aug 16, 2021 11:09:05 AM
Marie..it's teh interwebz. Never admit you're wrong..especially if you want + internet points.
Posted by: jadedrose | Aug 16, 2021 3:03:15 PM
Why does this woman have to prove anything? Let alone answer to her chidren, or get their approval? Why should she have to sacrifice anything? She raised her family, paid her dues, set the kids up handsomely- CUT THE TIES HONEY!! So many people under-value the meaning of a mature relationship, as they base their decisions on where they are in their own lives. This also shows how little the children value her,as well as showing where they are in their own inmaturity. She has found love... the kids should just be happy for her and shut up! Honey- I am soooo available (for free even) to give your family a much needed attitude adjustment!! BEST OF LUCK GIRL!