Monaco
royal Pierre Casiraghi and Italian aristocrat Beatrice Borromeo tied the
knot in a lavish Monte Carlo ceremony on Saturday.
The
grandson of Grace Kelly, 27, and the 29-year-old model and heiress, who
have been together for seven years, wed in the luxurious Salon des
Glaces in the Pink Palace.
Posing
for pictures on the balcony in her stunning pink and gold lace
Valentino gown, Beatrice later changed into a floor-length white evening
gown for that night's festivities at the five-star Hôtel de Paris.
The
civil ceremony itself was a relatively intimate affair, attended by 70
guests and taking place in the reception room reserved for the reigning
sovereign's official family functions at the distinctive salmon-pink
Prince's Palace.
Beatrice
wore a stunning blush floor-length Valentino Haute Couture dress
designed by creative directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo
Piccioli.
Close
family and friends, including Pierre's uncle Prince Albert and the
groom's mother Princess Caroline, were later joined by approximately 500
additional guests for a garden party in the grounds of the medieval
grounds.
Taking
to the opulent Monte Carlo venue, Hôtel de Paris in the evening, guests
were seen arriving in suits and floor-length gowns to continue the
celebrations.
Beatrice,
who is the longtime girlfriend of the Monegasque royal, is a member of
the ancient aristrocratic House of Borromeo - a family that has owned
the Borromean Islands in Italy since the 16th century.
The
blonde beauty changed into a stunning white evening dress, which was
also by Valentino, with a full skirt made with layers of tulle with a
cloud design and silver embellishment for the reception.
The
floor-length dress featured a dainty racer-front, but the real talking
point was the risqué back, held up by two barely-there cross-back
straps.
Beatrice
scraped her hair back into a bun and sporting minimalist jewellery to
let the lavish haute couture look do all the talking.
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