Sir Elton John paid tribute to Kate Garraway and her husband Derek Draper at the O2 Arena on Monday night.
Kate and her husband Derek – who fell seriously ill after contracting Covid – attended Elton's London concert as special guests of honour. According to GMB host Richard Arnold, the couple were serenaded by the 'Hold Me Closer' singer.
"Our very own Kate Garraway and Derek were serenaded last night by none other than Sir Elton John himself," he revealed. "He spied them in the audience at The O2 and dedicated the track 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' to them, telling the rest of the arena how thrilled he was, calling them an inspiring couple."
He finished by adding: "It's lovely to see them out and about because of course as we know it's quite the feat so it's wonderful that they got to share that moment together."
© RexThe tribute was particularly fitting seeing as Kate allegedly played Sir Elton's music to her husband whilst he was in and out of hospital.
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Derek, 55, fell critically ill back in 2020 after contracting coronavirus. He spent 13 months in hospital before finally being allowed to move back to his family home, where Kate and specialist nurses have been taking care of him ever since.
© GettyWhilst Kate has remained fairly tight-lipped about her husband's health, she did share a fresh update back in March. Speaking to Giovanna Fletcher on her Journey to the Magic podcast, Kate, 55, explained: "It's challenging, he's still very, very damaged. He still can't really move, still can't really speak, still fed through tubes, and so there's a long road ahead."
Hinting at progress, she went on to say: "But if you compare to last Christmas, or the Christmas before, when he was still in hospital then you can see improvement. It's just, you just want it to be quicker and faster, of course, like everybody would.
© Getty"But it's a challenging one – he spent most of last year in the hospital as well for various different things, so it was lovely to have him home."
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