Kate Garraway’s daughter Darcey paid tribute to her later father on Sunday afternoon while attending the men’s singles final at Wimbledon.
Good Morning Britain presenter Kate was accompanied by daughter Darcey at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club as Carlos Alcaraz played Novak Djokovic.
In a repeat of last year’s final, Spaniard Alcaraz began what would prove to be a successful day all round for his country by defeating Djokovic, just hours before Spain broke English hearts at Euro 2024.
Watching the Centre Court action alongside her mother, Kate Garraway’s daughter Darcey, acknowledged late father Derek Draper by wearing one of his favoured hats – a distinctive white Panama with black trim.
Former political lobbyist Draper died aged 56 in January. He was among the first in the United Kingdom to fall seriously ill with COVID-19 and was admitted to an intensive care unit as the country entered lockdown in March 2020.
He was one of the country’s longest-suffering coronavirus patients after being in hospital but never fully recovered after the virus left long-lasting damage to his organs and meant he needed round-the-clock care.
Taking to Instagram, Kate, 57, shared a series of photos from her day out at Wimbledon with Darcey, and followers were quick to recognize the teenager’s headwear.
Commenting on the post, one wrote: ‘Derek’s hat????’
‘Yes it is Derek’s hat – good spot ! She wears it well doesn’t she,’ Kate replied.
The presenter has spoken openly about losing her husband and has also opened up about her perilous financial state, caused by spending so much on his care.
She has been hit with a £32,000 bill from liquidators for closing Derek’s psychotherapy company after being crippled by a £700,000 tax bill.
Kate has also been ordered to pay the £32,000 flat fee as well as 40 per cent of assets recovered from psychotherapeutic company Astra Aspera.
The presenter was already left £1.5million in debt from the cost of Derek’s care and money owed to the taxman.
She previously revealed she resorted to withdrawing money from her pension pot to pay the huge bills from Derek’s medical care.
In an ITV documentary in April, the star admitted she couldn’t even afford to have the heating on in October.