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Kate Garraway says learning husband Derek would die was ‘stop the clock’ moment

Source: PA Wire

Kate Garraway has said it was a “stop the clock” moment when she learned her husband Derek Draper was going to die.

The TV star made an emotional appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain just three days after laying her husband to rest at a funeral on Friday, and spoke of her “outpouring of love for everyone that has supported me”.

Appearing from her home with bouquets of flowers and Lego in the background, she joked: “Let’s just own the mess and go with it, Lego and chaos all.”

She expressed her gratitude for a book of condolence with messages from viewers she had received, as well as three baskets of cards

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