Katie Hopkins has been reported by outraged social media users after she took another nasty swipe at Kate Garraway following her vile reaction to Derek Draper's death.
05.01.2024 - 16:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Kate Garraway praised her teenage children for coping 'brilliantly' with their dad's illness, just months before he tragically died at the age of 56.
The TV presenter confirmed in an Instagram post on Friday January 5 that her husband Derek had sadly died following a lengthy health battle after contracting Covid-19 almost four years prior. The former political advisor became one of the first people in the UK to fall seriously ill after being taken to hospital with the virus in March 2020.
Derek spent just over a year in hospital before returning home to Kate and their children - Darcy, 17 and Billy, 14 - in April 2021. He had needed round-the-clock care ever since due to the damaging effects the virus had on his body.
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The Good Morning Britain host recently shared how Derek was in the hospital for planned treatment. However, Derek was taken dangerously ill on December 11 after suffering a 'massive heart attack'.
Kate was by Derek's side 'holding his hand throughout the last long hours,' she said, adding that he was 'surrounded by his family in his final days.'
On Heart Breakfast in September last year, Kate spoke openly about how her children were coping with Derek's illness, adding that they were 'navigating it brilliantly.' At the time, Kate had been working on her book, The Strength of Love, which details the impact of trauma and how to recover from it.
Discussing her family's life-altering experience, Kate said that she wrote a lot about about adrenaline, explaining: "[Adrenaline] is a bit of a frenemy. On one level it’s fantastic, it gets you through the crisis, and then as time goes on, it’s not great for your own
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Kate Garraway has heartbreakingly announced the death of her husband Derek Draper, following a devastating three year battle with Covid-19.The Good Morning Britain presenter, 56, announced Derek had passed away age 56 in a statement shared to social media on 5 January, where she explained that he'd suffered a cardiac arrest in December and due to the "damage inflicted by Covid", had led to further complications for the dad-of-two. Kate, who married Derek in 2005, remained by her husband's side throughout his lengthy health battle, right up until his final moments.
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Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper has died aged 56 after a devastating three year battle with Covid-19. He leaves behind his wife, Good Morning Britain host Kate, 56, and their two children, daughter Darcey, 17, and son William, 14. Derek has been in and out of hospital many times over the past few years after he became seriously ill with coronavirus in March 2020.
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