Kate Garraway rang in her daughter Darcey’s 18th birthday with help from her friend Myleene Klass over the weekend.
The presenter, 56, pulled out all the stops for the fun-filled tea party which came two months after her husband Derek Draper’s death.
The former political lobbyist passed away aged 56 on January 3 from a cardiac arrest, following years of multiple health complications after contracting Covid.
Kate admitted that Darcey ‘didn’t want a celebration’ so close to her father’s death, choosing to ring in her birthday with a special family lunch at home.
In a clip shared to Instagram, they enjoyed a roast dinner, a two-tiered pink cake, in a room decorated with balloons and photos – including pictures of Derek.
Kate Garraway, 56, rang in her daughter Darcey’s 18th birthday with help from her friend Myleene Klass over the weekend
The presenter pulled out all the stops for the fun-filled tea party which came two months after her husband Derek Draper’s death
Alongside the post, Kate wrote: ‘So yesterday our little baby Darcey got officially and legally big – 18!!!
‘She had said she didn’t want a celebration as it was too soon after her dad passing, but maybe a small family lunch at home.
‘I knew her dad would want the day to be marked and special though so I sent up a bat signal to Myleene Klass who rallied the most amazing gang of Warrior Women and Warrior Men.
‘Huge thanks for insane kindness goes to Meg @mysticalfairiesparties (including the most gorgeous brownies ever) , scrummy food from @MySupperHero.
‘A cake that took Darceys breath away @TamoTreats. And the best teen Instagram backdrop ever!! @EventsBySK.’
It comes after Kate fought back tears as she came face-to-face with a man who shared a hospital ward with her late husband Derek Draper.
She was visibly emotional during an interview with children’s author Michael Rosen, 77, who was on the same intensive care unit as Derek while they battled Covid.
Kate admitted that Darcey ‘didn’t want a celebration’ so close to her father’s death, choosing to ring in her birthday with a special family lunch at home
The former political lobbyist passed away aged 56 on January 3 from a cardiac arrest, following years of multiple health complications after contracting Covid
In a clip shared to Instagram, they enjoyed a roast dinner, a two-tiered pink cake, in a room decorated with balloons and photos – including pictures of Derek
Alongside the post, Kate wrote: ‘So yesterday our little baby Darcey got officially and legally big – 18!!! She had said she didn’t want a celebration as it was too soon after her dad passing’
She added: ‘I knew her dad would want the day to be marked and special though so I sent up a bat signal to Myleene Klass who rallied the most amazing gang of Warrior Women and Men’
In the moving interview, Michael and Kate discussed ITV’s new drama Breathtaking, which depicts the harrowing ordeal of NHS staff during the pandemic, as well as his own battle with ‘survivor’s guilt.’
Michael was in intensive care for 47 days when he contracted Covid in 2020, and he previously admitted hat he was just ‘hours from dying.’
Derek passed away aged 56 on January 3 from a cardiac arrest, following years of multiple health complications after contracting Covid.
During the interview on Thursday’s Good Morning Britain, Kate explained to viewers that she was initially unaware that Michael and her late husband were battling Covid at the same time.
She said: ‘Derek was in the same ward, and you were in a coma at the same time,’ before recalling the kind words of a nurse who had been transferred to the hospital from Great Ormond Street.
During the interview, Kate and Michael also discussed the lack of PPE that was available for NHS staff during the pandemic, as well as Michael’s struggles with ‘survivors guilt.’
Kate returned to Good Morning Britain two weeks ago after husband Derek Draper’s funeral , following his passing in January
He said: ‘A lot of staff feel guilt – which they shouldn’t do, but do feel guilty of what they could have done differently – and shock and trauma.
‘And in your own way you have felt – although again you shouldn’t do – you have felt guilt, tell us about that.’
In reference to Derek’s death, Michael said: ‘Well I am telling you Kate.
‘I hear about people who died and meet people, I get into a cab and the cabbie says their relations have died from Covid. And I think, why am I here?’
Ben also detailed his own ‘arms-length’ experience seeing his longtime friend Kate struggle with Derek’s health battles for months after contracting Covid.
