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Kate Garraway discovers she's related to Paddington Bear creator on DNA Journey
Kate Garraway has discovered she is a relative of the creator of Paddington Bear, Michael Bond.The Good Morning Britain presenter, 55, was introduced to Karen Jankel, the daughter of the late author, as part of the ITV series DNA Journey. In scenes that air tonight, Kate will learn she has the same three times great-grandparent as Karen, before the pair share an emotional embrace after meeting close to the London train station that bears the character’s name.The enduring children’s book character famously arrived in London from the deepest, darkest jungles of Peru and first appeared in print in 1958 in the book A Bear Called Paddington.
