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Bob Irwin’s heartbreak over Bindi Irwin’s wedding

Bindi's elderly grandfather was left out of the ceremony
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Bindi Irwin’s elderly grandfather has been left devastated after being kept in the dark about the eco-warrior’s rushed wedding to Chandler Powell amid the coronavirus lockdown laws.

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Despite being just “down the road”, Bindi’s grandfather Bob Irwin had no idea the wedding plans had been moved forward, or that his granddaughter was tying the knot in the grounds of Australia Zoo, which he founded in 1970.

“When they realised the lockdown was going ahead, the main concern was sticking to their contractual obligations to get the wedding done for the [Crikey! It’s the Irwins!] producers,” reports New Idea. “There was a lot at stake with televised promotions and memorabilia to sell so there wasn’t a lot of time to tell guests.”

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Bob was left in the dark about his granddaughter’s wedding. (Credit: Getty)
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Bindi told WHO magazine: “We had been planning for almost a year. But as soon as [COVID-19] all started happening, we had to look at different options to make sure everyone was safe.”

However, having never received an invitation to the original do, with the likes of Russell Crowe and Magda Szubanski all making the cut, it seems ‘Grandpa Bob’ wasn’t in the running for the narrowed-down guest list either, which included Bindi’s mother Terri and brother Robert.

“There have been so many disagreements with them all over the years,” says the source. “It’s very sad that they couldn’t put those differences behind them for a wedding. Bob would have been so proud to have been there and witnessed the vows, and the beautiful tribute to his son Steve that he has since learned was incorporated into the ceremony.”

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As fans around the world tune in to watch the intimate ceremony, which will air in Australia in July, close friends say this latest snub has left Bob heartbroken. “It’s just awful,” they say. “Bob is in his 80s now. He really did hold out hope that this may reunite them as a family. He is so upset by the way everything has turned out.

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