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.
He was the UK's longest-suffering Covid patient. At the time, TV host Kate Garraway spoke about realising how major his illness was after finding her husband in severe pain and struggling to breathe.
Her hubby Derek was feeling unwell with a throbbing head, a numb right hand and difficulty in breathing. Scared Kate reached out to her Good Morning Britain workmate and confidant Dr Hilary Jones before swiftly calling the ambulance and helping Derek downstairs.
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