1967-2024
DEREK DRAPER
THE WORLDS OF POLITICS AND SHOWBUSINESS PAY TRIBUTE
WIFE KATE GARRAWAY SAYS AN EMOTIONAL FAREWELL TO HER ADORED HUSBAND WHO NEVER RECOVERED FROM COVID-19
Tributes poured in from the worlds of TV and politics last week after Derek Draper, the husband of Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway, died at the age of 56 after suffering for years with the effects of Covid-19.
Kate, 56, revealed the heartbreaking news in an emotional Instagram post: “Derek was surrounded by his family in the final days and I was by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours and when he passed.”