Kate Garraway and daughter enjoy festive night out as they face first Christmas without Derek Draper

KATE Garraway and her daughter Darcey enjoyed a festive night out as they face their first Christmas without Derek Draper.

Kate, 57, put her best fashion foot forward in a velvet raspberry suit for Piers Morgan’s star-studded Christmas party in London yesterday.

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The broadcaster paired the get-up with a red scarf and unmissabe gold shoes for the mother-daughter outing.

Darcey, 18, meanwhile, looked trendy in a black minidress, which she styled with chunky oversized trainers and a dark red handbag.

Draping a denim jacket over her arm, she held her mum’s hand as they made their entrance at the Scarsdale Tavern in Kensington.

Her dark, glossy locks were adorned with a playful white bow, while her perfectly applied makeup accentuated her natural beauty.

This outing comes during a bittersweet year for the pair, following the loss of Derek in January.

Derek tragically passed away after battling severe complications from COVID-19.

The former political adviser had tested positive for the virus in 2020 and was placed in a coma.

In September, Kate announced her eldest child was headed to university, though she chose to keep the details private.

The duo joined a host of familiar faces at Piers’ Christmas bash.

Nearly four years after leaving Good Morning Britain, Piers reunited with many of his former colleagues.

Among the attendees were Laura Tobin, Susanna Reid, Charlotte Hawkins and Richard Madeley.

Meteorologist Laura Tobin took to Instagram to share a selection of snaps from the night, with her writing a caption alongside the post which read: “It’s not Christmas until @piersmorgan has his Christmas drinks.

“A rare outing, on a non-school night for team GMB!”

In the first snap, Laura could be seen grinning beside Piers and several other GMB stars.

The second snap that Laura shared saw Piers posing with the ladies once again, while the third was of Susanna, Laura, and Charlotte beaming together.

She concluded her carousel of snaps and videos with a short clip of her clinking champagne glasses with her pals.

‘BRING PIERS BACK’

“Bring him back x,” penned one fan underneath the post.

“Bring @piersmorgan back,” echoed a second.

A third person then wrote: “Looks a great evening all looking wonderful. I do miss Piers. Where’s @robrinder? @adilray Merry Christmas to you all.”

“Lush so glad he’s out with you guys x legend x,” said a fourth.

Good Morning Britain presenters

Current presenters:

• Susanna Reid (presenters Monday to Wednesday and alternate Thursdays) – 2014 to present

• Kate Garraway (presenters alternate Thursdays and Fridays) – 2014 to present

• Ed Balls (presents on a rotating basis) – 2022 to present

• Adil Ray (presents on Fridays) – 2024 to present 

Former presenters: 

DEPARTURE FROM GMB IN 2021

Pier’s departure from GMB came about in 2021 after his comments about Meghan Markle were scrutinised.

While on air after Prince Harry and Meghan sat down with Oprah Winfrey for a tell-all interview, Piers said he didn’t believe the Duchess of Sussex’s claims.

Meghan made allegations of racism in her bombshell interview, and Piers didn’t agree with what the Duchess had to say.

Piers’ comments sparked more than 50,000 complaints to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom.

The watchdog later ruled the comments did not break the rules, but Piers never returned to GMB, with him making a swift move over to Talk TV and getting his own show titled Piers Morgan: Uncensored.

After his exit from GMB, Piers spoke out online and said: “You shouldn’t be shamed or vilified or cancelled for having an opinion, unless you genuinely are spewing hateful bigoted stuff.”

He also added: “I thought the whole thing was a farce and I’m delighted that actually, as a result of the farce, we’ve ended up with a whole network which is now dedicated to preventing that kind of farce from recurring.”

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