Kate Garraway has accused Haringey council of making ‘unsettling’ demands of her late husband Derek Draper who died at 56.
Remember the political lobbyist died in January, following his courageous battle with with Covid-19?
He also suffered a heart attack before Christmas.
Why Kate Speak Out?
KG said three months on from her husband’s death, Kate claims that Haringey Council, in north London, is still sending Derek ‘demanding’ letters even after three months of his passing.
The grieving Good Morning Britain host fumed at the council and begged for help after claiming she had spent ‘ten days’ trying to speak to an official.
The 56-year-old wrote on X: ‘@haringeycouncil -please help – have been trying for ten days sold [sic] to speak to someone about my husband passing away – following unsettling post making demands which obviously he can’t respond to.
‘I just cannot get through. Again today nearly 50 mins wait.’
After finally managing to get through to someone, she claims she was put ‘straight back to the beginning’. She said she was then put on hold for another 20 minutes before the call cut off at 5pm.
She added: ‘Is there a bereavement service or SOMETHING!!!!’
Kate did not clarify what the post was in relation to or what ‘demands’ were being made.
She Has Her Reply
The council did finally respond to her this morning on X – 17 hours after her own posts.
The local authority said on the site: ‘Hello Kate. I’m sorry to hear that. Please send us a DM and provide the details of your enquiry along with your contact details and I’ll see what Ican do to help. Thank you.’
Fans Drum Support For Her
Fans have rallied to her support, with one urging: ‘This is so wrong on every level! Kate has enough on her plate, respond to her now.’
Another posted: ‘This is just typical. What a terrible thing to be dealing with after everything that has happened to your family. So sorry for you Kate.’
She was also told: ‘Do these people literally have nothing better to do? What can be that important? They should not be sending you any kind of stressful letters.’
