Aline Griffith, Dowager Countess of Romanones

María Aline Griffith Dexter, Countess of Romanones, spouse of a Grandee of Spain (22 May 1923 – 11 December 2017)El País was a Spanish-American aristocrat, socialite, and writer.

Life
Griffith was born in Pearl River, New York.

Griffith worked in the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) as a cipher clerk during World War II. She was a member of the International Best Dressed List from 1962 until her death in 2017. She was a close friend to many world leaders and celebrities including Nancy Reagan, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Audrey Hepburn.

Griffith died on 11 December 2017 in Madrid at the age of 94.Muere Aline Griffith, condesa de Romanones, periodista y espía 

Titles and styles
 Miss Aline Griffith (1923–1947)
 The Most Excellent The Countess of Quintanilla (1947–1963)
 The Most Excellent The Countess of Romanones (1963–1988)
 The Most Excellent The Dowager Countess of Romanones (1988–2017)
 Elected, The International Hall of Fame, Vanity Fair: The International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame (1962)

References

Other websites
 Elenco de Grandezas y Títulos Nobiliarios Españoles, Hidalguía Editions, 2008

Category:1923 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Spanish royalty
Category:Spanish writers
Category:Writers from New York (state)