Duchess of Alba deteriorates and family fears the worst
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 @ 12:57 PM
FAMILY and friends of the Duchess of Alba are beginning to fear the worst since 88-year-old Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart has been unconscious since last night.
A breathing tube has been inserted and she has not moved or reacted in around 12 hours, according to her husband Alfonso Díez, 64, and her children.
The much-loved aristocrat, who holds the world record for the highest number of titles and owns more land in Spain than any other citizen was admitted to intensive care at Sevilla's Sagrado Corazón Quirón hospital on Sunday night with gastroenteritis, or an upset stomach, and a lung infection.
She was said last night (Tuesday) to be improving very slightly and, although she was not out of the woods, doctors remained cautiously optimistic.
But she and her family asked for her to be transferred to her home, the Dueñas Palace, to be treated there instead.
Home care will be provided by the team of professionals who looked after her in hospital.
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