Bindi Irwin Shares How Daughter Grace Honors Dad Steve Irwin’s Memory

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Bindi Irwin is keeping her father's representation alive.

The girl of the precocious Steve Irwin, who died successful 2006 from a fatal stingray wound, precocious shared however she paid tribute to her dada with sanction of her daughter, Grace Warrior.

"When Grace was calved my archetypal words arsenic I held her successful my arms were that she's our ‘graceful warrior,'" Bindi, who shares the 2-year-old with hubby Chandler Powell, told Hello! Magazine successful an interrogation published April 17. "Chandler and I instantly knew that should beryllium her name. The sanction Grace Warrior suits our girl perfectly and feels similar the cleanable mode to honour the top Wildlife Warrior to person ever lived, my dad."

Apart from names, Bindi—who was 8 years aged astatine the clip of Steve's death—has besides honored her dada by continuing his ngo to support wildlife.

"I anticipation helium would beryllium arrogant of what we person achieved for conservation," she continued. "It's hard to judge it's been implicit 16 years since helium passed away. In immoderate ways, it inactive feels similar yesterday that we were connected our past crocodile probe travel unneurotic arsenic a family. I cognize successful my bosom that his emotion and enthusiasm volition unrecorded connected and that brings maine large comfort."

And the emotion of animals is thing that continues to tally successful the family.

"Grace already loves animals truthful overmuch that it's casual to stock the wonderment of animals together," Bindi, present 24, shared. "I'm excited knowing that arsenic she gets older we volition beryllium capable to impart small gems of accusation astir each carnal she meets."

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But there's nary unit connected Grace to travel successful her family's conservation footsteps. For Bindi, each that matters is that her girl stays existent to herself.

"My anticipation is that our girl volition travel her bosom successful beingness and prosecute a way that brings her fulfilment and happiness," Bindi said. "No substance what she decides to do, I privation her to cognize that I'll ever beryllium cheering for her and volition beryllium determination if she needs a enarthrosis to thin on."

Keep speechmaking to spot photos from Bindi and Chandler's emotion story.

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Baby Makes Three

After tying the knot connected March 25, 2020, the mates welcomed their archetypal child, a babe miss named Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, connected March 25, 2021—their archetypal wedding anniversary. 

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A Pre-Proposal Clue

"Beautiful Bee, I emotion you truthful much," the aboriginal groom wrote connected Instagram the time earlier popping the question. "You're my champion person and full world. I can't hold to observe your day time astatine #AustraliaZoo. Here's to different twelvemonth and beyond of beingness changing adventures together."

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Little Laughs

The brace shared a laughter astatine the Steve Irwin Gala Dinner in 2019.

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Adventure Buddies

"Thank you for ever being there," she wrote conscionable a fewer weeks earlier the large day. "I'm grateful each time for you. You're my sunshine. Always."

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Koala Cuddles

The lone happening cuter than these 2 successful this 2019 pic was their furry friend.

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A Perfect Pair

The mates enjoyed a picturesque hike successful this 2019 snap.

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All successful the Family

Bindi's brother, Robert Irwin, and her mother, Terri Irwin, joined the mates for the unveiling of Steve's star. The Crocodile Hunter was honored posthumously successful 2018.

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Sweet Snuggles

The sweethearts were each smiles successful this 2018 photo.

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Fun successful the Sun

"In each the hustle and bustle of life, let's find clip to adventure, research and genuinely LIVE," Bindi captioned the 2018 photo.

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A Little Friend

Chandler had a small thing connected his look successful this adorable 2018 shot.

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Birthday Flowers

Proving he truly does propulsion the champion day surprises, Chandler gave Bindi flowers connected her large time past year.

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Camel Cuteness

"Sharing life's astir fantastic moments with the 1 you love...that's existent happiness," Bindi captioned the 2017 photo.

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Super Costumes

The dynamic duo dressed up arsenic Clark Kent and Lois Lane for Halloween 2017.

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Some Serious Bling

"When diamonds are retired of your fund ... bargain ringing pops instead!" she wrote successful 2017.

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Valentines

"These truly are the pictures of existent happiness," she wrote up of Valentine's Day 2017. "I americium blessed to beryllium surrounded with the radical that I emotion with each my heart. The powerfulness of emotion is undeniable and the glue that holds america each together. To person existent equilibrium successful life, we indispensable find the airy successful each day. So here's to love, to hope, to bid and kindness."

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Young Love

The couple attended the Steve Irwin Gala Dinner successful 2016.

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Lake Life

"We spent this time with our families smiling and laughing by the lake," Bindi captioned this photograph from 2015. "I americium truthful gladsome we recovered each different successful this large large world. I emotion you."

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Biggest Cheerleader

Chandler supported Bindi astatine the filming of Dancing with the Stars season 21 successful 2015.

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