The Dukes of Huéscar postpone the baptism of Rosario, the future Duchess of Alba, because of Covid-19

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Rosario

, the future XXI Duchess of Alba, daughter of

and

, will have to wait to receive the sacrament of Baptism.

Everything was prepared for next Sunday, October 11, in the church of San Román, in

, the temple that for many years was the headquarters of the Hermandad de Los Gitanos, to which the Casa de Alba is so closely linked and to whose parish the Palace of Las Dueñas belongs.

Therefore, they will not be in front of the Lord of Health and María Santísima de las Angustias Coronada, holders of said Brotherhood and of whom

was so devoted, nor next to the place where the remains of the longed-for Duchess rest, since this image It is based in the Iglesia del Valle, a temple that is not a parish.

The recent restrictions imposed in Madrid by the Government due to Covid-19 have forced the family to change plans.

The idea is still to celebrate the baptism of the little Rosario in said temple, but the new date after this unforeseen event is not yet known.

In the beginning, the celebration was to be the usual way.

Religious ceremony and lunch at the Palacio de Las Dueñas, with family and some guests.

The first thing they decided to cancel was the agape;

then they reduced the number of attendees.

And now they have had to temporarily suspend the christening, which was to be officiated by the priest

, the same one who married the couple and also Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart and Alfonso Díez.

The postponement of the baptism would have no consequences in the event that it had to be delayed more than expected or something unforeseen occurred, since in the Church there is what is known as baptism of desire, which is valid for cases in which, despite If you have the firm intention of doing so, it has not been possible to receive water baptism.

Furthermore, Rosario is only a month old, so there is plenty of time for her to be baptized according to tradition.

Rosario will be baptized in the same font in which her father, Duke of Huéscar, received this sacrament, also wearing the same Christian skirt with which Fernando was baptized in October 1990.

At the moment the restrictions in

due to the pandemic force a very small capacity for these types of celebrations, so Rosario is expected to be accompanied by her parents, Sofía and Fernando;

the Duke of Alba;

;

Sofía's mother,

;

count of Osorno, and her brothers, Fernando, Jaime and Beltrán, the latter being the little girl's godfather along with Blanca Barrera-Cuadra, a close friend of Sofía.

Beltrán is also a great friend of the Duke of Huéscar, in fact he was the one who introduced him to his sister.

A big difference from their ancestors, since all the Dukes of Alba have had royal godparents.

Those from Cayetana de Alba were King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia.

Those of Fernando Fitz-James Stuart were the Counts of Barcelona, ​​represented at the ceremony by Cayetana herself and by the Marquis de la Motilla, both of the boy's grandparents.

Rosario was born on September 8, 2020 at the Nuestra Señora del Rosario hospital in Madrid, weighing

kg, two years after her parents married in a grand ceremony held at the Palacio de Liria and attended by SM Queen Sofía.

A name chosen conscientiously, thus recalling the little girl's great-grandmother, María del Rosario Cayetana, 18th Duchess of Alba, and her mother, María del Rosario de Silva y Guturbay, 10th Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco.

Unlike her ancestors, the girl will be called Rosario, simply, without any additional names, and that is how she appears on her birth certificate.

Rosario is the first granddaughter of the current Duke of Alba, Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, and Matilde Solís-Beaumont, daughter of the Marquis de la Motilla.

The two separated in 2000, after having two children, Fernando and Carlos.

The latter has recently announced his engagement with the young Belén Corsini, although they have not yet announced a date for the link.

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