真爱？81岁富商迎娶24岁花花公子女郎

He risked the wrath of the Kardashian clan when he called Kim 'annoying' after escorting her to the Vienna Opera Ball in February.

But Austrian billionaire Richard Lugner, 81, has found true love at last - with a Playboy model 57 years his junior.

Eccentric Richard married blonde bombshell Cathy Schmitz, 24, in an over the top ceremony which featured far too much purple.

Well-wishers lined the streets in the Austrian capital Vienna to catch a glimpse of the spectacle on Saturday.

This was the aging businessman's fifth marriage and he didn't seem entirely convinced about the union.

'Hopefully, this time it's the right thing,' he said as he left with his new wife.

No expense was spared for his fairytale bride whose big day at the stunning Schonbrunn Palace included a horse drawn carriage led by four Lipizzan horses.

There were court ushers in traditional costumes, endless bottles of champagne in crystal flutes and...two white pigeons which the couple released into the air.

As for buxom Cathy, she appeared to be straight out of an animated Disney movie.

The German national's gown comprised of a heavily jeweled strapless bustier with a floor length purple chiffon skirt. The model's cascading platinum blonde curls were partially covered with a white veil.

'We did not intend to fall in love,' she said earlier this year in an interview with German news agency DPA. 'It just happened. Love knows no age.'

Certainly, Kim was never going to make the huge guest list after their disastrous date earlier this year.

Richard paid the Kardashian sister $500,000 to be join him at the country's historic ball.

But the Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality TV star was not on her best behaviour, according to the octogenarian.

He told the press: 'Kim is annoying me. Because she’s not sticking to the program.

'She’s filming and so she doesn’t want to have me around. The guest should be with me and not anywhere else that is not agreed upon.'

The 33-year-old beauty also turned down his offer to dance.

Kim, who was accompanied by her mother Kris, eventually stormed out of the annual event after she took offense at a guest who had painted his face black.

The Lugner family are well known in Viennese high society having made his fortune in the construction industry.

But he drew global attention when he began inviting celebrities from around the world to escort him to the annual Vienna Opera Ball.

His guests over the years have included Raquel Welch, Farrah Fawcett, Pamela Anderson and Paris Hilton.