Miranda Kerr shares touching photo tribute to grandfather on Instagram

Miranda Kerr has shared a moving tribute to her grandfather, less than a week after his passing from what is believed to have been an ongoing battle with cancer.

Miranda Kerr has remembered her late grandfather Peter as “our rock”.

The Los Angeles based Aussie supermodel shared a moving tribute to her grandfather, less than a week after his passing from what is believed to have been an ongoing battle with cancer.

“Today we laid my grandfather’s body to rest but his spirit will continue to live through our family and all those he loved,” Kerr wrote on Instagram, sharing a series of treasured images of her grandfather.

Miranda Kerr as a young girl with her grandfather, Peter, and brother, Matt. Instagram

“One of my favourite recent memories with my Pa was listening to Glenn Miller, enjoying the sunshine on our backs and smelling the gardenia from our garden that Hart had picked for us.

It was truly a heavenly moment. One that’s hard to put into words. Quite like my feelings right now.”

The former Victoria’s Secret star continued: “He had defied the odds and lived longer than the doctors had expected. And even though we all knew that his time on this earth was coming to an end it didn’t make his passing any easier. He was our rock, a gentle yet strong man who had tremendous faith and a kind heart. I love you Pa. You can rest knowing Nan is surrounded by so much love and support.”

Miranda Kerr is mourning her grandfather.

Last week, Kerr’s brother, Matt, posted a series of images of his grandfather to Instagram.

“RIP Paapy do! We love you. Xx,” he wrote.

The Kerrs are an extremely tight-knit family with Miranda often attributing her success to her devoted parents, Therese and John, and grandparents, Anne and Peter.

With her grandfather’s health declining, 37-year-old Kerr spent several months of the past year based in the Hunter Valley so she could be closer to her family.

Miranda Kerr’s grandparents, Ann and Peter.

Miranda Kerr’s grandparents, Ann and Peter.

In 2012, a year after Ann and Peter lost their family home in a fire, Miranda’s grandmother shared the secret to their more than 60 years of marriage.

Ann and Peter Kerr met at a dance in Maitland in 1956 when she was 19 and he was 24.

Holding hands, plenty of kisses and always saying “I love you” has been key to their success as a couple.

“When our house burned down, we would go to bed at night not knowing what would happen,” Ann Kerr told the Telegraph. “But Peter would pick up my hand and kiss every finger and say, ‘we’ve lost everything, but we’ve still got each other’.”

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