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Cayetano Martínez de Irujo (62 years old), surrounded by his family, presented today at the Music Hall of the Liria Palace (Madrid) The last duchess: a tribute to Cayetana de Alba (Ed. The sphere of books). It is a work with which he intends to pay tribute to his longed-for mother on the centenary of her birth, as he did last week in Seville with the screening of a documentary and previously in Dueñas with an exhibition attended by King Felipe. In this case, it is an intimate story that allows us to know in depth the most important woman of the Spanish aristocracy of the 20th century, a journey through her intense life through some details and anecdotes that were not in the public domain.
© spherebooksIn its pages, we will learn about the legacy of an “unrepeatable figure, capable of combining tradition and modernity, social charisma and a strong character in the private sphere,” say its leaders, including the writer Ana Fernández Pardo, doctor in Information Sciences. The Duke of Arjona, for his part, tells in this book that his mother “she played the role of wife and ’empress’ better than that of mother, but she did it to the best of her ability.”“.
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© GTRESThe event held this Tuesday afternoon in the capital was attended by Alba senior staffamong them Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, Fernando and Eugenia Martínez de Irujo – the latter accompanied by her husband, Narcís Rebollo – or Alfonso Díez, who was the Duchess’ last romantic partner. Precisely, Cayetano Martínez de Irujo dedicated a few words to the latter during the presentation: “I’m very excited that you came, Alfonso”he told him. Along with them, we have also seen personalities such as the journalist and member of the Royal Spanish Academy of Language (RAE), Luis María Ansón.
Cayetano’s confessions in the book
Cayetano is not very given to talking about his private life or making personal confessions, but he has made an exception in this book from which we can extract some very interesting passages, as HELLO! premiered last Thursday. Throughout its 371 pages, the Count of Salvatierra talks about his relationship with Genoveva Casanova, how they met in 2000; from when his twin children, Luis and Amina, were born in Mexico City in 2001; of their wedding in 2005 or their subsequent separation. Of course, emphasizing that they always were, are and will be family, so they will continue celebrating Christmas, coming-of-age or graduations together.
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© Europa Press“I clearly remember the day I told the Duchess that I was going to be a father (…) And I dropped the bomb on him, directly, without warning,” reveals the aristocrat. “Days before I received a call from the director of ¡HOLA!, Eduardo Sánchez Junco, informing me that they had discovered that my girlfriend was pregnant and that they were going to publish it. I asked him to give me a little respite to talk to my mother and prevent her from finding out about something like that through the magazine. ‘And who is she?’, Cayetana asked me. ‘A Mexican girl that I met in a contest. It’s difficult to tell you on the phone, mom,’ I replied. ‘Ah, well, okay, what do you think?’ Let’s do it. Well, that’s fine,’ she continued.
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© Europa Press“This is how my mother found out that she was going to be a grandmother again. The truth is that He reacted quite well, even though he didn’t know Genoveva.. She was very understanding in this sense, and I must recognize and be grateful that she never interfered in our lives and always gave us freedom to take our paths and decisions,” explains Cayetano. As for her ex, she says that “when we discovered that we were going to be parents of a boy and a girl, we cried together. It was one of the happiest moments of our lives. “I could only think that they were a gift from God, a new opportunity that life offered me.”
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© Europa PressCayetano Martínez de Irujo also remembers in the book that Genoveva Casanova could not be at her mother’s wedding with Alfonso Díez – nor could her children – because the duchess had suffered a stroke and the three of them were in Mexico. But he was at the aristocrat’s deathbed on November 20, 2014, with him and his sister Eugenia, as well as the subsequent funeral. In this sense, he emphasizes that They both had a wonderful relationship until the end.l.