Kate Garraway seems to have confirmed that the mystery Royal who supported her during Derek Draper’s Covid battle is the same person as she thought.
The 54-year-old Good Morning Britain star spoke to Prince Charles on Thursday about his kindness, which she referred to in her memoir The Power Of Hope.
Kate said that she was very grateful to you for being so kind to me after my husband fell ill with Covid shortly after receiving the last Prince’s Trust awards. You wrote to me and gave me help, so thank you very much… and he did improve.’
Kate first wrote about the gesture in her memoir, but did not confirm the Royal’s identity. This led to Thursday’s revelation that Charles was the one who contracted the virus.
An honour: Kate Garraway appears to have confirmed the identity of the mystery Royal who helped support her during her husband Derek Draper’s Covid battle
She wrote in The Power Of Hope, which was released in April. It was wonderful, I thought, though it seemed almost surreal.
Kate is a carer for her husband Derek, who continues to battle ‘devastating’ effects of long Covid, after falling ill with coronavirus in March 2020.
The virus caused severe damage to his liver, kidneys, and pancreas.
His heart stopped repeatedly, he suffered from bacterial pneumonia, and he was infected with multiple infections.
Shocking: Kate is a carer for her husband Derek, who continues to battle ‘devastating’ effects of long Covid, after falling ill with coronavirus in March 2020
Reaching out: During her appearance at the Prince’s Trust awards event on Thursday afternoon, the Good Morning Britain star, 54, spoke to Prince Charles about his kindness, which she referenced in her memoir The Power Of Hope
He is considered the longest-surviving COVID-19 victim in the country. The former lobbyist continues to recover at their London home.
Kate documented Derek’s story in Finding Derek earlier this year.
After 4.5 million viewers tuned in to the documentary in March, it became ITV’s most-watched documentary in three years.
The show was presented by the presenter, who documented Derek’s year-long battle against COVID-19. Viewers were applauded for giving such candid insights into Derek’s long recovery.
Shock: Earlier this year, Kate documented his plight in her documentary Finding Derek
An honour: Last month, she picked up the National Television Award for Authored Documentary and following the win, she shared a snap of their FaceTime call on Instagram
After Derek was admitted with the respiratory disease, Kate documented every step of his year-long battle against coronavirus.
Last month, she won the National Television Award in Authored Documentary. She shared a photo from their FaceTime chat on Instagram after the win.
Beating the likes of Katie Price: Harvey And Me and Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain’s Children, Kate, looked overwhelmed as she was announced as the victor, slowly making her way to the stage to accept the gong.
Speaking out: Kate said: ‘And you might not remember but you were very kind to me because my husband got very sick with Covid after the last Prince’s Trust awards. You wrote to me and gave me help, so thank you very much… and he did improve’
After testing positive in March 2020, the Prince of Wales stated that he had experienced’relatively mild symptoms of Covid-19′ last year.
In an interview with Sky News, he spoke out about his experience with the deadly infection. He told Rhiannon Mills, royal correspondent, that he was fortunate in his case and was able to get away with it very lightly. But it was something I had to go through and I can see how others have done it.
He said, “I feel especially for those who have lost loved ones and are unable to be there at the time.” This to me is the most horrible thing.
Speaking out: Kate filmed every step of Derek’s year-long battle with coronavirus following his hospitalisation with the respiratory illness
Penny Juror, royal biographer, told The Sunday Times that his battle with the virus has made him ‘able to understand people going though terrible times’ and he’shows leadership’.
She stated that ‘that he caught the virus was one of the best things to have happened’.
It echoes Queen Mother and King George VI standing shoulder to shoulder during the Second World War, after Buckingham Palace was bombed.
She also stated that Charles has been’seen and heard’ by more people during lockdown and that he has made good use of his platform throughout the pandemic.
Reaching out: Last year, the Prince of Wales revealed he was ‘lucky’ to have experienced ‘relatively mild symptoms’ of Covid-19 after testing positive in March 2020