TV presenter Kate Garraway reveals her plans for a difficult but hopeful Christmas without her late husband Derek Draper. She aims to create new memories with their children, Darcey and Billy, while acknowledging the emotional impact of his absence.
Kate Garraway has confessed that she hopes to avoid spending her first Christmas without her late husband Derek Draper in tears. The former political lobbyist tragically passed away in January following a lengthy battle with COVID-19, and Kate is resolved to create new memories with their children Darcey, 18, and Billy, 15, during their first Christmas without him.
Speaking to Woman and Home magazine, she shared: "This Christmas will be difficult, as all the firsts are, but I’ve said to the kids, ‘Let’s do what feels right, do some new things and make new memories.’ Maybe we’ll go to midnight mass on Christmas Eve? You’ve got to try and let things evolve into new memories, and I’m going to be led by them.
Derek was diagnosed with COVID in March 2020 and spent 13 months in hospital after suffering multiple organ failure. Kate expressed her sorrow that he has missed many milestone moments in their children's lives. She said: "I was so sad that Derek wasn’t there to see that Darcey did better in her A levels than she thought she was going to. I thought, ‘You should be here – you’d be so proud.’ But I have to believe that he knows, and that he’s looking down and seeing all of it. My hopes for the kids’ future are that they can be happy, find something they feel passionate about – and occasionally put their laundry into the laundry bin! ".
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