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Kim Kardashian shares emotional tribute to late dad on his would-be birthday

Kim Kardashian penned an emotional tribute to her dad Robert Kardashian saying how much she missed him on what would have been his 78th birthday.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star took to Instagram to share her sweet message with her 287 million followers.

Alongside a throwback selfie of the dad and daughter, Kim wrote: "Birthday selfie with my dad!

"We took this pic on this day celebrating his birthday at the Armenian restaurant in 1998.

"Born on 2.22.44 and today it’s the angel number 2.22.22. I definitely feel the angels all around and feel you all the time. Thank you for always guiding and protecting all of us."

She ended the post by saying: "Definitely celebrating you today dad. I miss you soooooo much."

Kim Kardashian's throwback selfie with dad Robert (Kim Kardashian/Instagram)

Fans and famous pals flocked to the post to also send the former attorney and businessman birthday wishes.

Among those taking to the comments section was sister Khloe Kardashian, who gushed: "No one greater," before sending a follow-up message of a flock of dove emojis.

Kim also shared a series of old pics of the pair and the rest of the family on her Stories.

Khloe shared her own personal message on her Instagram account too.

Sharing a snap of the sisters and brother Rob alongside their dad in their younger years, Khloe simply wrote: "Happy birthday Daddy," alongside a white love heart emoji and a dove.

She continued by sharing a sweet video of her dad sending his kids a special message before a further photo which she captioned: "I miss you."

Like her sis Kim did, Khloe also uploaded a series of her favourite snaps of her dad and their family.

While Kourtney didn't leave a message in the same way her sisters did, she shared a selection of images of her dad, including one of him with Kris Jenner on what appeared to be a family ski trip.

Khloe posted a message saying she missed her dad (Khloe Kardashian/Instagram)
Khloe shared a series of old snaps on Instagram (Khloe Kardashian/Instagram)

The patriarch of the Kardashian family died in September 2003 two months after he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer at the age of 59.

He was perhaps most famous for being a close associate of OJ Simpson and was part of the legal team that saw the former sports star acquitted for the murder of Nicole Brown.

Robert's law license had actually lapsed when the case against OJ was being built, but he decided to reactivate it so he could join the defence.

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