Kate Garraway 'faces selling £4m home' after paying thousands for Derek Draper's care
14.01.2024 - 12:27
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Kate Garraway could be putting her £4million home on the market after the death of her husband Derek Draper.
The Good Morning Britain presenter's friends say she is facing putting her north London home on the market, reports the Mirror. Derek's battle with Covid began in 2020 and Kate has said things were "tough financially".
Derek was in and out of hospital for three years and received round-the-clock care. The family adapted their home so he was able to return from hospital and funded two trips to Mexico where he received pioneering treatment. The former political lobbyist died at the age of 56 earlier in this month after suffering cardiac arrest.
Kate has previously shared how "costs go through the roof". Adding to the financial strain was the closure of the couple's psychotherapy company Astra Aspera in 2022 with £184,000 debts and a £716,000 tax bill.
A friend told the Mail on Sunday: "It is so sad for Kate. Not only has she had to watch her beloved husband suffer for almost four years but her financial worries have never been far away from her thoughts.
"It has cost hundreds of thousands of pounds to look after Derek and do everything she could to get him better but it's left her struggling. The house is about all she has left financially and she is now facing up to the fact it might have to be sold. It's where she and Derek were so happy and also where her two children grew up – but bills are bills and they have to be paid. It's dreadful for Kate."
Mirror Online has contacted representatives of Kate for comment.
Kate has previously spoken about the financial cost of caring for long-term illness. "As anyone with a loved one who is seriously ill knows, the costs go through the roof in so many ways. You have to make changes
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