Kate Garraway thanks brave NHS as husband still 'fighting' Covid-19

TV star says Clap for Carers has been 'source of weekly comfort'

An emotional Kate Garraway was out clapping for carers as she thanked the brave NHS staff treating her husband still “fighting” coronavirus.

Alongside with a video of her children banging drums during the Clap for Carers for frontline workers, the breakfast TV star said the weekly gesture has been “a source of weekly comfort”.

Her husband, Derek Draper, 52, a former lobbyist and political adviser, was taken to hospital at the end of March.

With Thursday’s clap potentially the last after organiser Annemarie Plas called for it to stop, Kate said she “felt the tears come tonight to think it’s coming to an end before Derek’s ordeal with us”.

She added: “But whether we clap or not next Thursday my eternal thanks to all in the NHS goes on.
“They are keeping Derek alive and every one of them is fighting as hard as Derek is to give us the chance to be reunited.”

Kate added: “It’s not easy but when I think of how hard Derek is fighting and the bravery of all in the NHS it helps.”

She added that she is “having to find new ways of staying strong everyday” for her children Darcey and Billy “as I know Derek would want me to”.

She said Billy thought they should “go out in style” by banging drums during the clap.
Garraway has been sharing updates about Draper’s condition following the Clap for Carers.
The couple married in 2005.