Sean Connery's granddaughter Saskia paid tribute to the late actor on the first year since his passing in a Sunday Instagram post.

Admitting she missed her 'best friend' everyday, the influencer, 25, posted up a series of unseen personal photos of herself with him.

Saskia, whose dad Stephane is the James Bond star's stepson, wrote poignantly: 'One year without my best friend. Love you forever and miss you every day.'

She shared a picture of herself planting a kiss on Sir Sean's cheek last year, who grinned and placed a tender hand on her leg. 

It mirrored a similar picture taken twenty years previously in 2000, when four-year-old Saskia cuddled up to the Hollywood icon.

She also shared a series of snaps which showed the Edinburgh native adoringly staring at her, as she gazed back in glee.

'1 year without my best friend. Love you forever and miss you everyday,' she sweetly wrote in her caption.

Sir Sean, whose movie career spans five decades, is best known for being the first to portray the role of British fictional spy 007 who he played between 1962–1971.

He was suffering from 'respiratory failure' when he died in his sleep at the age of 90 last October, his death certificate revealed.

His respiratory failure was brought about by pneumonia, old age and atrial fibrillation - a heart condition causing an irregular and fast heart rate.

Atrial fibrillation can, in turn, heighten the sufferer's risks of heart failure and strokes.

He passed away in the Bahamas and left behind his wife Micheline, Stephane and his other son Jason.