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Kate Garraway is supported by her GMB family at Derek Draper's funeral as Susanna Reid, Charlotte Hawkins, Laura Tobin and Alex Beresford join colleagues to pay their final respects


Family and friends gathered at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Primrose Hill for a service of remembrance followed by his burial.

Kate Garraway was supported by past and present colleagues of Good Morning Britain on Friday as they gathered to pay their respects to Derek Draper, following his death aged 56. Susanna Reid was among the mourners at Derek Draper's funeral on Friday as Kate Garraway was supported by past and present colleagues of Good Morning Britain He was one of the country's longest-suffering Covid 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.

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