Paris Hilton marks the passing of her grandmother with an emotional tribute

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an emotional tribute to one of her closest companions.MORE: Paris Hilton shares heartbreak after sad loss following fairytale wedding2 March marked the twenty year anniversary since the death of Paris Hilton's grandmother, Kathy Hilton's mother, Kathy Richards.

Paris captioned a heartfelt video montage of sweet moments between the star and her dear grandmother with a lengthy tribute detailing just how close the two were.Paris explained that: "At this exact time 20 years ago at 3pm, I lost one of the most important people in my life to breast cancer." Kathy was 63.WATCH: Paris speaks candidly of her weddingMORE: Kathy Hilton reveals adorable details about Drew Barrymore and Paris Hilton's childhood togetherThe video starts off with clips of defining moments of the star's career, as a voice over of hers says: "I really believe that my grandma is up there making all this happen for me.

She always called me Grace Kelly or Marilyn Monroe, she said, 'you're going to be the biggest star in the world.'"The montage goes on to reveal adorable throwback home videos of the Hilton family and the super star as a young child playing dress-up.

You can hear Kathy's voice cheering the girls on.Paris' aunt Kyle Richards, who is a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member, reiterated her niece's beliefs about what Kathy thought of Paris, saying: "My mom always knew Paris would be where she is now… I don't know how she knew, since she was little, but she said that."A post shared by Paris Hilton (@parishilton)The star's emotional video montageThe Paris in Love star wrote of her grandmother that: "We were so close, she was like a second mother to me.