Steve Irwin's Legacy Lives On in Touching New Photo of Granddaughter Grace
Steve Irwin's wife, Terri Irwin, shared the sweetest full-circle moment on April 16 when she posted a photo of her granddaughter, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, using a swing Steve built for Grace's mom, Bindi Sue Irwin, decades ago.
"Steve originally built this swing for Bindi," Terri wrote in the caption of the photo, which shows the little girl beaming while playing on the swing made of two ropes and a board hanging from a tree. "He would be so happy to know that now Grace is playing in the sunshine on the swing he made with love."
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Fans were touched by the sweet photo and seeing Steve's legacy live on with his grandkids. "I can absolutely picture Steve standing proudly behind precious Grace in this picture. Big Ol' Smile on his face," wrote one, while another added, "So sweet to see the next generation of Wildlife Warriors." A third said, "Why is my screen so blurry all of the sudden?"
Bindi first met her now-husband Chandler Powell in 2013 when he visited the Australia Zoo, where her family works and lives. The two stayed in touch and began a long-distance relationship before eventually going public and building a life together in Australia.
Powell proposed in July 2019 on Irwin's 21st birthday, and the couple married on March 25, 2020, in a private ceremony at Australia Zoo, with only close family present due to COVID-19 restrictions.
They later welcomed their daughter, Grace, on March 25, 2021, exactly one year after their wedding day. Becoming parents was extra special for the duo, because Bindi's endometriosis made conception complicated.
"We feel so lucky to have Grace," Bindi told People in 2023. "I think that every day I wake up and I look at our beautiful daughter and think she is our tiny little miracle and it makes me cry because we were very, very lucky to have her."
Her name is also very special to the couple, and a tribute to Bindi's late dad, who died in September 2006 after being pierced in the heart by a stingray's barb while snorkeling. "Her middle names, Warrior Irwin, are a tribute to my dad and his legacy as the most incredible Wildlife Warrior," she shared on Instagram after the little one's birth.
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This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 11:35 AM.