Denise Welch paid a 'proud' tribute to fellow ITV star Kate Garraway on Thursday's Loose Women, after the Good Morning Britain presenter's colleagues were left in tears at her MBE ceremony earlier this week.
Having been awarded the tremendous honour last year, Kate was presented with her MBE at a ceremony in Windsor Castle on Wednesday. Kate was surrounded my friends and family for the occasion, with the fact that her husband Derek Draper could be there, as he continues his recovery battle after coronavirus, meaning the world to the popular breakfast TV host. Kate, Derek and their family have been through the mill over the last three years, following Derek's life threatening bout of Covid, which saw him placed in a medically induced coma and forced to stay in hospital for over a year.
Having returned home in spring 2021, the former political aide has struggled with numerous health issues, but, having been in hospital just 48 hours earlier, he was well enough to celebrate wife Kate's special moment. A clip of Kate receiving her accolade from Prince William played out on Loose Women, with host Charlene White saying how "emotional" she got seeing Derek there with her.
