Here comes the billion dollar bride!

Nicky Hilton looked every inch the blushing bride in her £50,000 Valentino lace gown this evening as she left Claridge's hotel en route to her wedding at Kensington Palace.

The 31-year-old's couture dress had a lengthy train and was worn with a traditional lace veil under which a sleek blonde up-do could just about be seen. She also carried a bouquet of white roses - seen earlier being carried into the hotel by an aide.

Escorted out of the hotel by her father, the hotel heiress had a brief scare when she tripped over her train as she got into her car but managed to hold herself up and made it into the vehicle without losing her dignity.