Heath Ledger’s daughter Matilda receives very special item which belonged to her late father on her 18th birthday – as she celebrates the milestone with a Zoom party

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Matilda Ledger turned 18 on October 28 and received a very special gift which belonged to her late father Heath Ledger.

Celebrating the milestone with some friends and her mother Michelle Williams in upstate New York, Matilda later hosted a Zoom party for her Australian family.

The Ledgers gifted her Heath’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar which he won posthumously for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight, reported New Idea.

Kim and Sally ledger, Heath’s parents, and older sister Kate accepted the accolade on his behalf during the 2009 Oscars a year after he died aged 28.

The Western Australian Museum in Perth, Heath’s hometown, has housed the award ever since with Kim confirming back in 2016 that it would be passed to Matilda. 

Matilda Ledger (pictured) turned 18 on October 28 and received a very special gift which belonged to her late father Heath Ledger

‘Everything is there for Matilda, and when she can take possession of it, it’s all hers,’ he said at the time.  

Matilda was just two years old when her father tragically died from acute drug intoxication aged just 28.

After his death, her mother Michelle moved from their Brooklyn apartment to a farmhouse in upstate New York.

The Ledger’s gifted her Heath’s (pictured) Best Supporting Actor Oscar which he won posthumously for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight, reported New Idea 

The Oscar nominee craved some normality and a ‘sane home environment’ for her daughter as they were constantly in the spotlight following her ex-partner’s death.

Little is known about Matilda, as her mother went to great lengths to raise her almost entirely out of the public eye.

However, the few pictures that have been taken over the past 17 years show she bears a striking resemblance to her late father.

Kim and Sally ledger, Heath’s parents, and older sister Kate accepted the accolade on his behalf during the 2009 Oscars a year after he died aged 28

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The Western Australian Museum in Perth, Heath’s hometown, has housed the award ever since with Kim confirming back in 2016 that it would be passed to Matilda

In 2015, Heath’s father Kim told Channel 10’s The Project his granddaughter Matilda was just like his son in many ways.

‘She is always full of questions and she always wants to know this or that about her dad and I suppose that will just get more intense when she gets older, and we would welcome that, especially when she get’s old enough to travel,’ he said.

‘She is very inquisitive, which he was, she has an enormous number of his mannerisms, she’s got his energy, because Heath never slept from when he was two. And Matilda is like that, she is a ball of energy and she radiates this aura that Heath was like.’

Heath’s mother Sally added: ‘Matilda is indeed very much like her dad – she has long limbs and similar features. However, she also possesses the beauty of her mamma – lucky girl.’

Celebrating the milestone with some friends and her mother Michelle Williams (right) in upstate New York, Matilda later hosted a Zoom party for her Australian family. Pictured in 2017

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