Kate Garraway and her family are going through ‘another one of those firsts’ after the loss of her husband, Derek Draper , in January. The Good Morning Britain presenter , 57, and her two children, Darcey , 18, and Billy, 14, lost Derek at the beginning of the year after a lengthy and difficult three-year battle with complications related to Covid-19 . Just days after what would have been the political lobbyist’s 57th birthday, Kate took to Instagram to share with fans an update about their family and how they spent the bittersweet day.
Posting a video of the flowers blooming in her garden, she revealed her daughter received her exam results and ‘did better than any of us feared under the circumstances’. ‘Congratulations to all who got their #alevel results this week – huge achievement – even if you’re disappointed in the results – don’t be – you made it to the end and life has a way of working itself out in the best way for you,’ she wrote. ‘Darcey got her results on another one of those firsts this year – Derek’s birthday.
She didn’t get what she might have done but hey did better than any of us feared under the circumstances.’ The TV star continued to say she ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of her daughter and said her husband would have been too. Kate then emotionally told fans she and Darcey visited Derek’s grave to ‘tell’ him the news before going to ‘celebrate with friends’.
Ending the post on a lighter note, the broadcaster sa.