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Derek Draper recalls moment he first met his 'fit' wife Kate Garraway as he reminisces on emotional wedding speech in heartbreaking documentary


Derek Draper shared details of the heartwarming moment he met Kate Garraway for the first time in clips from his final emotional documentary on Tuesday evening.

Kate Garraway: Derek's Story chronicled the former political lobbyists final year of life after he passed away in January following a devastating battle with long Covid, which attacked every organ in his body. Kate and Derek were introduced by ex-GMTV political editor and former MP Gloria De Piero, in 2004 and went out for drinks on a blind date at London hotel Claridge's (pictured 2005) Asked whether she has any regrets she made the heartbreaking admission: 'It is every single minute I didn't spend holding his hand because I had to write an email or take a call to fight the system that should be there to catch you when you fall'

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