All eyes were certainly on hotel heiress Nicky Hilton and British banking heir James Rothschild when they swapped vows earlier today at Kensington Palace. But even more fascinating than the bride (who wore a custom Valentino wedding dress worth upward of $50,000) and the groom (whose family is worth a reported $12 billion) is the motley crew who made up their guest list. (No stray great-aunts from Tuscaloosa in this bunch.)
The Daily Mail called the nuptials “a collision of two scandal-soaked families who have, until now, had little in common beyond a stupendous fortune on each side.” Here’s a sampling of the cast of characters who were there to witness the “dynastic alliance.”
Paris Hilton The bride’s hard-partying older sister—now a DJ playing gigs worldwide—was joined by her boyfriend, Swiss businessman Thomas Gross. Wearing a periwinkle blue bridesmaid dress, she stood alongside her mom, mother-of-the-bride Kathy Hilton, before the ceremony.
Kyle Richards The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fixture is half-sisters with the mother of the bride. The mom of four shared an Instagram snap ahead of the wedding in which she was posing with her children on London’s Marleybone High Street.
Thomas van Straubenzee A close friend of Prince William’s, Thomas garnered some time in the spotlight recently after being named one of Princess Charlotte’s godfathers.
Petra Ecclestone The bride and groom met at the 2011 wedding of the Formula One heiress/supermodel and her businessman husband, James Stunt.
Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece This couple resided in New York City (which the bride sometimes calls home) before relocating to London (where the groom was raised) which might explain why they run in the same circles.
Dave Clark Princess Beatrice’s longtime boyfriend joined the bride and groom the night before the wedding. No word yet on whether the princess was his plus-one for the main event.
Florence Brundell-Bruce Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend and her husband, Henry Edward Hugh St. George, made the guest list.
Chelsea Clinton It’s unclear what ties the former first daughter and her husband, Marc Mazvinsky, have to either family.
Tom Parker Bowles The royal-adjacent food writer, food critic, and chef is the son of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and the stepson (and godson) of Charles, Prince of Wales.