We asked our readers to share photos of their favourite aunt and uncles and to tell us why they are the very best.
Some readers shared how their aunts and uncles were just as special to them as their parents and others saw them as their very best friends.
Click through this article to see great photos and read the heart warming messages people have for their aunts and uncles.
. Paige Kristina Lawson
Paige Kristina Lawson said: "I miss my Uncle Robert more than words could ever describe. A father figure in my life and loved me like I was his own. Thankfully still got my Auntie Lesley who is just the absolute best human to grace this world and is my second mum." Photo: Paige Kristina Lawson
. Fiona Mitchell
Fiona Mitchell said: "My Auntie Jennie on the right passed last August and my Auntie Irene passed this April both were there when I was growing up love and miss them always." Photo: Fiona Mitchell
. Carolyne McMillan
Carolyne McMillan said: "My uncle Ian, another father figure in my life." Photo: Carolyne McMillan
. Angela Finn
Angela Finn said: "This aunty just passed away - she was there for me since the day I was born." Photo: Angela Finn
5. Angela Finn
Angela Finn said: "This aunty just passed away - she was there for me since the day I was born." Photo: Angela Finn
6. David Kew
David Kew said: "Our Uncle David, this is me and him when we went on a boys week with my younger brother to Wales in his Datsun Cherry 100a coupie circa 1973." Photo: David Kew
7. Irene Kerr Smith
Irene Kerr Smith said: "Cause he is always by my side no matter what." Photo: Irene Kerr Smith
8. Lee Hewat
Lee Hewat said: "He's not my Uncle by blood but he's the closest thing I have... Uncle Billy. Love and appreciate him so much. Will forever be grateful for what he's done and still does." Photo: Lee Hewat