Announcing Draper\u2019s death in a statement posted to Instagram in January, Garraway wrote: \u201cI\u2019m sad to have to tell you all that my darling husband Derek has passed away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAs some of you may know he has been critically ill following a cardiac arrest in early December which, because of the damage inflicted by COVID in March 2020, led to further complications.<\/p>\n
\u201cDerek was surrounded by his family in his final days and I was by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours and when he passed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have so much more to say, and of course I will do so in due course, but for now I just want to thank all the medical teams who fought so hard to save him and to make his final moments as comfortable and dignified as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cSending so much love and thanks to all of you who have so generously given our family so much support. Rest gently and peacefully now Derek, my love, I was so lucky to have you in my life.\u201d<\/p>
Garraway subsequently made an emotional return to Good Morning Britain<\/a> in February, speaking to hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley in an interview from her home in London.<\/p>\n