‘Truly blessed’: Terri Irwin and Bindi Irwin express gratitude for family on milestone anniversary

A whole 33 years ago today, Australian wildlife icon Steve Irwin married Terri Irwin.

Soon after they welcomed their two children Bindi and Robert and the family went on to become Australian wildlife royalty.

The family, always in khaki, captured the hearts of millions so when they lost their dad, the nation mourned with them.

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Three decades on from Steve and Terri’s wedding day and almost two decades since the crocodile hunter’s untimely death, the Irwin family continue to live a full life in honour of their husband, dad – and now granddad’s – legacy. 

Despite their grief and the challenges they’ve faced privately and in public since Steve’s passing, the Irwin family continue to count their blessings.

On Wednesday morning, Terri shared a tribute to her late husband on Instagram to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

“Today, 33 years ago, Steve and I were married in my grandmother’s church in Oregon,” she reflected.

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“And it was the first day of my happily ever after.” 

Since Steve’s death, Terri has remained committed to raising their family with the values they shared as a couple and continuing his passionate advocacy for wildlife conservation.

While she misses him every day, having recently told US Weekly that she “wishes Steve was here”, Terri is counting her blessings.

“Every day I wake up with beautiful memories, so much love in my heart, and the promise of continuing his incredible legacy,” she continued. 

“I am truly blessed.” 

Bindi later reposted her mother’s heartfelt tribute to her own Instagram story.

“Happy anniversary to my beautiful mum and dad,” she wrote, adding that her mum and dad are “soulmates”. 

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Bindi was only eight years old when she lost her dad, and Robert, only two. The pair, now adults, have carried Steve’s legacy with them both having built impressive lives and careers in the public eye. 

The Irwin family has also grown since Steve passed. Bindi met and married her partner Chandler Powell and welcomed their daughter Grace Warrior Irwin-Powell, making Terri a grandmother and Steve a posthumous grandad.

Bindi, like her mum, is counting her blessings for the life she gets to lead. 

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Taking to Instagram this morning, the 26-year-old reflected on just how grateful she is for those closest to her. 

“I haven’t been sharing a lot here because May has been a truly enormous month, filled with highs and lows,” she wrote. 

“Here’s a small collection of those moments.”

In the post, Bindi shared a series of photos of herself, husband Chandler, daughter Grace, mum Terri and brother Irwin.

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The photos included the young family’s recent trip to Disneyland and Bindi’s recent stint in hospital as she underwent surgery for appendix complications and endometriosis.

“‘I love you’ will never be enough for my family,” she added. 

Terri replied to her daughter’s heartfelt post writing in the comment section: “We are truly blessed”.

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