January 7th 2024.
Piers Morgan has been left overcome with emotion after reading old text messages from his former Good Morning Britain co-star Kate Garraway. This week, Kate's husband Derek Draper passed away at the age of 56 after being diagnosed with Covid almost four years ago.
Piers wrote in his column for The Sun that he had never met a couple better suited than Kate and Derek and that the tragedy that befell them is even more heart-breaking. He shared how he had many long, heart-rending conversations with Kate in the past few years and was devastated but not entirely shocked when the news of Derek's death arrived.
Piers wrote that it was hard to overstate what the couple had been put through in the past few years. After reading back through hundreds of texts together, Piers said his eyes stung with tears as he relived the traumatic roller-coaster ride of hope and despair that they had been through. He said that Kate was experiencing a living hell and was devoid of self-pity, but the reality of their lives was unrelentingly grim.
Piers threw his support behind his close friend, and described Kate as an inspiring woman who worked so heroically hard and so selflessly to try to get her man through his nightmare. He added that their marriage was magnificently powerful in the face of such tremendous adversity and was fuelled by a mutual love that was profoundly deep.
Paying tribute to Derek, Piers said that he was a brilliantly clever and funny man who fought his Covid health hell with courage and resilience, helped every step of the way by his magnificent wife. This tribute is a testament to the strength of their relationship and Piers is greatly saddened by this news.
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