One of Europe's wealthiest aristocrats, the 85-year-old Duchess of Alba, has married a civil servant 24 years her junior in a Seville palace after overcoming opposition from her children and Spain's royal family.
Hundreds of onlookers gathered outside the palace to catch a glimpse of the flamboyant duchess, who is a regular in Spanish gossip magazines.
Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, who has more titles than Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, wore a salmon-coloured dress with a moss-green sash.
The twice-widowed duchess, known for her love of flamenco dancing and bull-fighting, ventured outside the palace to greet well-wishers after the ceremony.
She threw her bouquet of flowers into the crowd and danced flamenco in front of journalists and television cameras.
