Heiress Beatrice Borromeo wears pink Valentino to wed Monaco royal Pierre Casiraghi

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Son of Princess Caroline, Pierre Casiraghi is seventh in line to the thone
Beatrice's family own the Borromean Islands in Lake Maggiore
Couple tied knot in civil ceremony at Pink Palace’s Salon des Glaces
Celebrations organised by Pierre's uncle Prince Albert of Monaco
Glamorous guests arrived for lavish dinner at luxurious Hôtel de Paris

Published: 10:21 EST, 26 July 2015 | Updated: 15:15 EST, 26 July 2015

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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 the night's festivities at the five-star Hôtel de Paris.

Beatrice (right) and Pierre Casiraghi, 27 (second left), arrived in a Rolls-Royce for their wedding reception at Monaco's Hôtel de Paris

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Blushing bride: Italian heiress, Beatrice Borromeo, 29, looked every inch a fledgling princess in a stunning floor-length backless gown which is also by Valentino, who has a long relationship with her family

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 by Valentino Haute Couture.

The designers posted on their Instagram page @maisonvalentino: 'The House of Valentino is pleased to announce that Beatrice Borromeo wore a Valentino Haute Couture dress designed by Creative Directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, for her civil wedding with Pierre Casiraghi on July 25th at the Prince's Palace of Monaco.

'The wedding gown was created in a pale pink and gold lace silk chiffon. designed by creative directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli.

The designers posted a picture of Beatrice wearing the romantic chiffon gown with gold lace on its Instagram feed as she gazed into the eyes of her new husband, who is seventh in line to the throne.

The Borromeo family have a close ties with the House of Valentino - with her sisters also opting for Valentino for their weddings.

The House of Valentino is pleased to announce that Beatrice Borromeo wore a Valentino Haute Couture dress designed by Creative Directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, for her civil wedding with Pierre Casiraghi on July 25th at the Prince's Palace of Monaco. The wedding gown was created in a pale pink and gold lace silk chiffon.

A photo posted by Valentino (@maisonvalentino) on Jul 26, 2015 at 4:56am PDT

Pierre Casiraghi is the seventh in the line to the throne and also Grace Kelly's grandson

Beatrice looked every inch the glowing bride as she arrived with husband Pierre (left) and greeted guests at the Monte Carlo venue

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 Lake Maggiore, in northern Italy since the 16th century.

The blonde beauty changed into a stunning white evening dress for the evening celebrations, 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.

Guests pulled out all the stops as they arrived in glamorous cocktail attire for the wedding reception

Male guests opted for tuxedos, while ladies wore a selection of lavish gowns and jewellery

Celebrations: Guests looked in high spirits as they arrived in a series of stylish outfits

As guests arrived at the lavish 187-room venue, attire varied from jaw-dropping floor-length gowns, to shorter summer dresses and sandals.

Male guests stuck to failsafe tuxedos, with one gentleman even opting for a fashion-forward scarlet jacket and black trouser combo.

Pierre Casiraghi is the 27-year-old son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover and the late Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian socialite and businessman who died in a speedboat accident in 1990 at the age of 30.

His older brother and fourth in line to the throne, 31-year-old Andrea Casiraghi, tied the knot in a similarly lavish wedding back in 2013, to American socialite, Tatiana Santo Domingo, 31.

Fashion-forward: One male guest opted for a scarlet tuxedo jacket and dark trouser combo

Other friends and family arrived in slightly less formal, but equally stylish outfits

The evening celebrations at the 187-room hotel would have been a social highlight of the Monaco season

Passers-by seemed aware of the momentous royal wedding and were seen strolling by the venue

Monte Carlo's lavish 187-room Hôtel de Paris is situated by the sea front on the French Riviera

The royal couple began dating back in May 2008, while attending Milan's Bocconi University together.

According to The International Business Times, the ceremony will be followed by a more lavish, religious wedding in Italy - in the bride's native Borromean Islands.

While Prince Albert and Princess Charlene attended the wedding, the couple headed off to host the 67th Red Cross Gala charity event at the grand Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo.

The former swimmer put a fashionable foot forward in a sophisticated scarlet one-shouldered jumpsuit from the Valentino Resort 2015 collection, making it two for two for the Italian designer.

She accessorised with sparkling gold sandals, matching clutch bag and diamond earrings.

On the morning of the wedding, the couple arrived in uncharacteristically modest fashion, driving themselves to the venue

Bride-to-be Beatrice (left) looked in happy spirits as she sat in the passenger seat with future husband, Pierre (right)

Beatrice was seen smiling in the car, while showing off a pair of dainty finger-less gloves

On the morning of the wedding, Pierre and Beatrice were seen driving to the palace, unaccompanied in uncharacteristically modest fashion.

Not yet in her stunning Valentino gown, Beatrice sporting white fingerless gloves white crochet detailing.

As guests began to arrive, they were seen making the most of the balmy weather, with some children in loafers and colourful shorts.

Older sister of the groom, Charlotte Casiraghi, 28, arrived in a red and white sleeveless dress, which served to show off her athletic figure.

Other revellers donned woven hats to keep the heat away, with colourful sun dresses or fashionable palazzo pants.

HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF GRIMALDI

The House of Grimaldi has ruled the tiny sovereign state of Monaco on France’s Mediterranean Coast for over 700 years but the spotlight has shone with greatest intensity on the principality in the last 50 years.

Grace Kelly, known for screen classics such as Rear Window (1954) and To Catch a Thief (1955), married Monaco's Prince Rainier III in 1956, abandoning movie stardom to become Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco in what was described as a real life fairy tale.

The royal couple had three children: Princess Caroline, now 58, Prince Albert, now 57, and Princess Stéphanie, now 50.

In September 14, 1982, tragedy struck when Princess Grace and Stéphanie were involved in a car accident which cost Princess Grace her life at the age of 52. Her youngest daughter survived with minor injuries.

After Rainier died in 2015, his son ascended to the throne as Albert II but only marrying his wife Princess Charlene, 37, a former Olympic swimmer for South Africa in 2011.

Leading up to the wedding, the couple were plagued by negative reports of infidelity on the prince’s side, which have since been branded in interviews by the princess as ‘categorical lies’, and the pair are now doting parents of seven-month-old twins Jacques and Gabriella.

Stephanie, who is tenth in line to the Monégasque throne, has previously been known as the ‘wild child’ of Monaco, partying across Europe and dating a succession of men in her youth.

She married bodybuilder Daniel Ducruet in 1995, who she divorced a year later, and went on to marry acrobat Adans Lopez Peres, in 2003, also divorcing a year later.

Princess Caroline, Grace and Rainier's oldest child, is the mother of groom Pierre Casiraghi. Now the Princess of Hanover, Caroline, has had a similarly rocky time when it comes to relationships.

She split from first husband, Parisian banker Philippe Junot, in 1980, after a short marriage of two years but three years later she went on to marry Italian socialite Stefano Casiraghi.

The pair going on to have three children together Charlotte, 28, Andrea, 31, and Pierre Casiraghi, 27, but tragedy struck the Grimaldi line again when Stefano was killed in a speed-boating accident in 1990, at only 30 years old.

Caroline went on to marry again, nine years later, to Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick.

But in 2009, it was reported that Caroline had separated from Ernst August and had returned to live in Monaco.