Kate Garraway to return to work on Monday for emotional interview
Kate Garraway is ready to return to work on Monday for an emotional interview on Good Morning Britain simply three days after her beloved husband Derek Draper’s funeral.
The GMB host, 56, will give a dwell interview to the present from her home earlier than rejoining her co-host Ben Shephard later within the week.
The heartbroken mom, whose husband handed away final month following a devastating battle with long-Covid, reportedly instructed pals she needs to maintain busy and immerse herself in work as she continues to grieve.
A supply instructed The Sun: ‘Kate has had an extremely tough previous couple of months, and it has taken its toll mentally and bodily.
‘But she is a workhorse, and journalism, being on dwell TV, runs by way of her blood — it is what she is aware of and loves.’
Kate Garraway is ready to return to TV screens tomorrow simply three days after her husband’s funeral
Kate and her household arriving for the funeral of her husband, who died aged 56. Kate wore her husband’s watch ‘in order that she may carry just a little piece of him’
Kate and her youngsters leaving St Mary’s Church in Primrose Hill hand in hand this week after a service described as ‘an unimaginable send-off for a beautiful man’
Devoted Kate had been by Derek’s facet for each step of his sickness since he first contracted COVID-19 in March 2020, when the pandemic first hit the UK.
The mom and TV presenter revealed she was holding Derek’s hand as he took his final breath on Friday, January 3 this yr.
Kate gave a loving tribute to her late husband at his ‘heart-wrenching’ funeral this week the place Sir Elton John decreased the congregation to tears with a tune after Tony Blair gave the eulogy.
Kate wore her husband’s watch ‘in order that she may carry just a little piece of him on the day’ on the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Primrose Hill, the place the couple married 18 years in the past.
Kate was along with her ‘courageous’ two youngsters. Darcey, 17, helped carry her father’s coffin to and from the altar and son William, 13, recognized to family and friends as Billy, held his mom’s hand all through. The youngsters left notes on wreaths on the coffin, which stated: ‘I like you with all my coronary heart’ and ‘I like you dad’.
Kate leaving the funeral service, holding the hand of her son William, after the service
Derek Draper’s coffin was carried from the church, together with his daughter Darcey being one of many pallbearers (entrance proper)
Griefstricken Kate, stood subsequent her daughter Darcey, as household, pals and colleagues stated goodbye to Derek
A supply near Kate stated: ‘Kate wore Derek’s watch in order that she may carry just a little piece of him on the day, and everybody was, in fact, so form to her. Quite merely, the general public outpouring of help has stored her going. It was a heart-wrenching day, however an unimaginable send-off for a beautiful man’.
The funeral fell on Candlemas Day, which means the congregation left holding candles, which had been lit within the church as Sir Elton carried out Skyline Pigeon – the B-side to 1972 hit Daniel – ‘in tribute to Derek’.
Its poignant lyrics embrace: ‘Turn me free out of your fingers, let me fly to distant lands, over inexperienced fields, bushes and mountains, residence alongside the lanes of the skyway’.
The order of service additionally paid tribute to the singer, who had develop into a ‘pricey good friend’ and ‘supported them proper from the very first day’ that Derek had fallen ailing with Covid-19 initially of the pandemic in 2020. Derek was the visitor of honour at a gig final yr.
There was additionally a speech by good friend Sir Tony Blair and the congregation, which additionally included David Furnish, Sir Keir Starmer and a number of previous and current Good Morning Britain presenters, sang the hymns Lord of the Dance and The Lord is My Shepherd.
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