A honeymoon in paradise - Nicky Hilton returns from post-wedding getaway in Seychelles

Relaxing island-style: American heiress Nicky Hilton, who married fiancee James Rothschild a week ago, spent part of her honeymoon chilling out in barefoot luxury in the Seychelles (Nicky Hilton/Instagram)

(Seychelles News Agency) - Newlywed fashion designer and socialite Nicky Hilton has returned to the United States on Friday after celebrating her honeymoon with a combination safari-beach holiday in Botswana and the Seychelles.

Nicky, who is the younger sister of well-known socialite Paris Hilton and the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of the Hilton group of hotels, wed James Rothschild last week Friday in a fairytale wedding at Kensington Palace in London.

The groom, who is a member of the wealthy Rothschild family, met his future wife in Italy at a wedding in 2011 and the pair has dated since then, announcing their engagement in August last year.

You may kiss the bride: James and Nicky share a kiss outside Kensington Palace, where the pair married last Friday (Nicky Hilton/Instagram) Photo license: All Rights Reserved

The pair quickly jetted off to Botswana, where they enjoyed safari tours in the African bushveld, and then reportedly hopped across to the 115-island archipelago of Seychelles, situated off the eastern coast of Africa for some private time relaxing in luxurious tropical surroundings.

It is believed that the couple stayed at the exclusive North Island private resort, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, also spent their honeymoon in 2011. 

The private island resort, which was reported in 2014 as one of the most expensive in the world, regularly welcomes celebrities and other wealthy guests due to its remoteness, exclusivity and tight privacy policy.

The honeymooners enjoy freshly-squeezed juice next to the beach (Nicky Hilton/Instagram) Photo license: All Rights Reserved

However, Nicky, who has already started using the name Rothschild, was willing to share a few snaps of her honeymoon adventures with her Instagram followers - all 950,000 of them - posting two pictures of her safari holiday in Botswana and two of her time relaxing in the Seychelles.

The 31-year-old heiress also posted an Instagram photo on Friday to mark her one-week wedding anniversary, sharing a picture of herself in her elaborate Valentino wedding gown kissing her new husband.

"Looking for leopards" writes Nicky when sharing this safari snap - and with her leopard-print sunglasses and scarf, she blends into the scenery nicely (Nicky Hilton/Instagram) Photo license: All Rights Reserved