Cara Delevingne has paid tribute to her late paternal grandmother after she passed away aged 102.
The model took to Instagram on Monday to share the sad news with her followers.
Posting a collage of three pictures of Angela Margo Delevingne, to whom the 22-year-old bears a striking resemblance, Cara wrote: 'Rest in peace Angela Delevingne the kindest, most intelligent and wickedly funny human I have ever had the pleasure of knowing let alone being related to.
Mourning: Cara Delevingne is grieving the loss of her grandmother Angela Margo Delevingne
'An amazing mother, grandmother, great grandmother and also friend.
'You will live forever in my heart and will be missed dearly by all. You truly had the best eyebrows in the world. I love you more than words can explain.'
Her older sister Poppy also shared her sadness on social media, while posting another picture of the matriarch in her youth.
She wrote: 'The stars seem so much brighter now... GAGA, I will never stop missing you 1912-2014.'
Tribute: The model posted a touching message on Instagram alongside a collage of her gran, who died aged 102
Timeless: The socialite, daughter of politician Viscount Greenwood, was born in 1912
Angela was the mother of the socialite sisters' father, property developer Charles Delevingne, 65.
Born in 1912, she was the daughter of Canadian-born lawyer and politician Sir Hamar Greenwood and and his wife, Margery Spencer.
She married Edward Dudley Delevingne in 1937. Her death comes almost 40 years after her husband passed away in 1974.
Family resemblance: Cara bears a striking resemblance to her grandmother
Family line: Angela was the mother of Cara's father Charles, pictured above with the star and his wife Pandora
Cara, who referred to her grandmother affectionately as 'Gaga', first introduced her followers to Angela in 2013, when she celebrated her 101st birthday.
The beauty shared a snap of her reading her birthday cards, and tweeted: 'My granny is a legend, she knows exactly how to make me smile! #happybirthdaygaga #101.'
The news comes after the catwalk queen was spotted at LAX airport looking exhausted on Monday as she arrived in the US after a break in the Bahamas.
Strained: Cara was spotted looking exhausted as she flew into LAX on Monday after a trip to the Bahamas
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