Kate Garraway opens up about the emotional challenges of her first Christmas without her late husband, Derek Draper, who passed away in January after a long battle with health complications.
Kate Garraway has opened up about the festive season as she prepares to mark her first Christmas without her husband Derek Draper . On January 5 Kate, 57, announced that her husband Derek had died at the age of 56 after a long battle with several health problems after contracting Covid-19. Almost a year on from Derek’s death, Kate has revealed that she is still in the ‘early’ stages of her ‘raw’ grief.
While appearing on Good Morning Britain for a pre-recorded Christmas Day special, the star revealed that she was expecting their first Christmas since his passing to be tough. ‘It’s very raw Susanna to be honest. It’s very raw,’ she told her co-host Susanna Reid. ‘I mean this time last year, Derek was still alive – very sick. We thought it was the toughest Christmas because weirdly in 2020 we had a lot of hope that he was coming out… I think that I am in the early stages of grief… ‘The pain and the feeling is still there.’ The trio joined forces for a festive episode. Announcing his death at the beginning of this year, Kate said: ‘I’m sad to have to tell you all that my darling husband Derek has passed away. ‘As some of you may know he has been critically ill following a cardiac arrest in early December which, because of the damage inflicted by Covid in March 2020, led to further complications. ‘Derek was surrounded by his family in his final days and I was by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours and when he passed. ‘I have so much more to say, and of course I will do so in due course, but for now I just want to thank all the medical teams who fought so hard to save him and to make his final moments as comfortable and dignified as possible. ‘Sending so much love and thanks to all of you who have so generously given our family so much support
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