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Garraway thanks Charles for support during her husband’s Covid battle

The Prince of Wales, Hugh Dennis, Kate Garraway and Colin Salmon during a ceremony to recognise winners of the Prince’s Trust awards at St James’s Palace in London (Tim P. Whitby/PA) (PA Wire)
The Prince of Wales, Hugh Dennis, Kate Garraway and Colin Salmon during a ceremony to recognise winners of the Prince’s Trust awards at St James’s Palace in London (Tim P. Whitby/PA) (PA Wire)

Television presenter Kate Garraway appears to have revealed that the Prince of Wales is the mystery royal who supported her during her husband’s coronavirus battle.

When Garraway met Charles at a Prince’s Trust awards event she thanked him for writing to her, and told the future king her partner Derek Draper “did improve”.

The Good Morning Britain host had previously said a member of the royal family had sent her a letter that included an offer of help from a royal physician for her husband.

The identity of the member of the monarchy was not revealed in her memoir Kate Garraway: The Power Of Hope.

Kate Garraway during the Prince’s Trust event (Tim P. Whitby/PA) (PA Wire)
Kate Garraway during the Prince’s Trust event (Tim P. Whitby/PA) (PA Wire)

Speaking to Charles during the event at St James’s Palace Garraway 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.

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“You wrote to me and gave me help, so thank you very much… and he did improve.”

In her book, the television presenter had written: “One day I received a letter from a member of the Royal Family, offering the services of a Royal physician.

“How lovely, I thought, although it seemed utterly surreal.”

Garraway has also received praise and critical acclaim following the documentary Finding Derek earlier this year, which showed her family life while her husband spent a year in hospital after contracting coronavirus.

The programme won the authored documentary prize at the National Television Awards in September.

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