Skywalker fan of bionic arm boy

Luke Skywalker has sent his congratulations to an 11-yearold Star Wars super fan after he was the first in the world to receive a BB-8 inspired bionic arm cover.

Actor Mark Hamill tweeted the special message to Cameron Miller, from Edinburgh, who was born without a right arm.

Open Bionics, which manu- factures the hero arm, shared a video of Cameron unboxing the new covers and giving a thumbs up the camera, adding they were “really, really cool”.

The young fan’s cover is in the style of droid character BB-8, who appears in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.

Sharing the video, Hamill tweeted: “Congratulations to you for @Openbionics getting you that really, really cool bionic Hero Arm, Cameron. They say you are a big #Starwars fan and I just wanted you to know that I am a BIG fan of yours & watching this video made me super, super happy!”

In the Star Wars saga, Skywalker lost his right hand following a lightsabre duel with Darth Vader. Last year, Hamill worked with Open Bionics to record a message for children with limb differences, saying: “Have courage, be determined, and may the Force be with you all.”