Kate Garraway dances with late Derek Draper in heartbreaking clip

Kate Garraway was seen dancing along with her late husband Derek Draper in a heartbreaking clip shared by her pal Myleene Klass on Friday. 

Family and associates had gathered on the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Primrose Hill for a service of remembrance in honour of Derek, following his dying aged 56.

Derek was among the many first within the UK to fall significantly in poor health with Covid-19 and was admitted to an intensive care unit because the nation entered lockdown in March 2020.

After attending the lobbyist’s funeral Myleene remembered her good friend with a clip of him and spouse Kate dancing collectively. 

‘Til you are dancing collectively once more. Derek Draper, RIP. Your spouse and youngsters did you proud,’ the singer wrote. 

Elton John’s track Skyline Pigeon was heard taking part in over the quick video as Kate, wearing a sequinned costume was pulled in shut by Derek on the dancefloor.

Sir Elton carried out the emotional observe on the funeral whereas attending together with his husband David Furnish – having shared a heartwarming friendship with the couple.

The 76-year-old singer was within the congregation at the Church of St Mary The Virgin in Primrose Hill, having supplied consolation to Garraway and Draper by way of his sickness.

He sang his ballad Skyline Pigeon – which incorporates the lyrics ‘fly away, skyline pigeon fly, in direction of the desires, you’ve got left so very far behind’ – in tribute to Draper.

Sir Elton had beforehand invited Draper and Garraway to be company of honour at his Farewell Yellow Brick Road live performance at London’s O2 final 12 months.

Garraway advised her Smooth Radio listeners in April 2023 that Sir Elton had been ‘so supportive’ of her household since her husband fell in poor health.

Sir Elton held the order of service in his palms as he exited the church with Furnish right this moment they usually stepped right into a ready automobile after right this moment’s service, which passed off on the identical church the place Kate and Derek wed nearly 20 years in the past.

Kate, who has youngsters Darcey, 17, and Billy, 13, with the previous political adviser, revealed the heartbreaking information that her husband has died after struggling a coronary heart assault earlier than Christmas following a protracted battle with Covid.

Rocket Man hitmaker Sir Elton responded on the time by posting on Instagram: ‘My coronary heart goes out to Kate, Darcey, William and the entire household following the passing of Derek. David, the boys and I are pondering of you and sending all our love.’

After final April’s O2 live performance, Kate heaped praised on a ‘supportive’ and ‘variety’ Elton when he devoted Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me to Derek throughout his Elton On His Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.

According to Kate, the journey was a giant ordeal for the couple – notably for former political lobbyist Derek who confronted devastating well being issues after his physique was ravaged by coronavirus three years in the past. 

She advised Smooth Radio: ‘Right as much as the final minute, I wasn’t certain if it will be doable to get Derek there. 

It took weeks of planning and simply days earlier than, it seemed like he could be too sick to attend. Even on the journey there, he appeared so weak.

‘As quickly as we acquired into the stadium and Elton went on stage, he began weeping tears of pleasure, and squeezed my hand so tightly. He refused to put on ear defenders for an hour so he might hear the music.

‘But then at one level all of it appeared prefer it could be all an excessive amount of for him and he began shaking. His nurses and I took him outdoors the corridor to let him have a second to stretch and loosen up in the dead of night and silence. 

‘After some time, I requested him if it was time to go and he mentioned, ‘No… wish to return’, so we gave him ear defenders to cut back the stimulation and wheeled him again to the live performance.

‘It will need to have been destiny as that was the precise second Elton abruptly devoted Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me to Derek and his journey.’ 

She continued: ‘We had been all in tears, the children, Derek and even the nurses. It was utterly sudden.

‘People round us had been so beautiful and began clapping which was a unprecedented second we are going to all treasure ceaselessly and Elton made it doable.’

‘We’ll all the time have that particular second as a household, regardless of the future holds.’

Paying tribute to the singer, she mentioned: ‘I am unable to thank Elton and David sufficient. They are such variety folks and have been so supportive to us all around the final three years.

‘We have been surrounded by a lot kindness from folks all over the place. It actually retains us going by way of the exhausting occasions. We’re simply bursting with gratitude.’