These text messages a little girl sent to her grandpa after he passed away are so moving

A father has shared the emotional text messages his daughter has been sending to her grandfather, years after he passed away.

Radio presenter James O'Brien shared the texts, which he said were sent by his youngest daughter, in a tweet on Saturday.

"My youngest has had my old phone for a couple of years," he explained. "Just for games, which I download for her before disconnecting the internet.

"Still has my old contacts though & it turns out she's been messaging my dad, who died 5 years ago."

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At the time of writing, O'Brien's tweet has been shared almost 27,000 times. Many people responded with messages of support and their own, similar stories.

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Every now and then, Twitter can bring people together in the most beautiful way.