Mark Hamill gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as Harrison Ford pays tribute to Carrie Fisher

The Star Wars actors remembered their late co-star
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Natasha Sporn9 March 2018
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Mark Hamill reunited with Harrison Ford and paid tribute to the late Carrie Fisher as he received his Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

The Luke Skywalker actor was presented with a star outside El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in a ceremony on Thursday.

Co-star Ford joined Hamill for the prestigious event and celebrated him as a “master of his own experience”.

The 75-year-old also took a moment to remember Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the film franchise, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 60.

Ford said: “When thinking about today I was really sorry we don’t have the other member of our trio here to celebrate with us.

“But I feel her presence,” he added to loud applause from the crowd.

Iconic: Carrie Fisher, who played the role of Princess Leia, passed away in 2016
PA

Addressing the audience, which included Star Wars creator George Lucas, Hamill said: “It’s hard to convey my gratitude, my joy, the exhilaration of being recognised this way.

“I haven’t been this speechless since Force Awakens,” he joked before thanking Ford was his advice years earlier telling him not to get “cocky”.

Stormtroopers were also in attendance as Hamill got his star, as was RD-D2 and hundreds of fans clutching light sabres and dressed as jedis.

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