Sean 6,327 Posted January 5 10 hours ago, ThereWillBeDeaths7 said: 25. Denis Law must surely be getting anxious after #15 and #20 passing away... Or Robert Wagner 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted January 5 9 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said: Whose major celebrity had the longest wait for the announcement of his/her death ? (Wonder if my sentence is grammaticaly ok in english tbh?) Paula Tilbrook as has already been stated. Most significant deadpooling wise is Leah Bracknell who died a month and a day before it was announced which was surprising as she was so public throughout her illness.Still I guess she was out of the picture then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted January 6 Strange I opened the guardian website this morning and no mention of this death at all. Perhaps because of his lack of fame they only put it in the UK edition not the international edition. I only found out because I saw an obituary for David Soul in the guardian and then came to death list to see if he was on the list or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted January 6 Forthcoming headlines: Garraway: how I helped Derek through his last days Kate the Saint still in mourning New Garraway documentary to air Kate Garraway: how I found love again 'I know Derek would have wanted me to find happiness' says Garraway in advance of her wedding 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted January 6 Piers Morgan is free to ‘have a crack’ at Kate now the bar is even lower. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted January 6 Still continues to be unclear over the date of death. The Sun’s timeline in this article gives the date as 3 January, but in their live blog (yes to all those questioning his place on the list - the Sun has been running a live blog giving us hourly and half hourly updates), the 5.00am update says he died 5 January. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted January 6 6 hours ago, Youth in Asia said: Forthcoming headlines: Garraway: how I helped Derek through his last days Kate the Saint still in mourning New Garraway documentary to air Kate Garraway: how I found love again 'I know Derek would have wanted me to find happiness' says Garraway in advance of her wedding Actual BBC Derek Draper: How Kate Garraway's heartbreak and hope captured a nation 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 445 Posted January 6 22 hours ago, Windsor said: One of the ruthless promoters of New Labour. he can’t be that insignificant if former Prime Ministers are coming out the woodwork to pay tribute. They aren’t doing that because he’s Kate’s man. I know he had a long career as a political strategist before meeting Kate, but it's a bit strange that all the headlines I've seen about him so far have called him 'Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper' and not 'New Labour lobbyist Derek Draper'. Kind of insulting, when you think about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted January 6 16 minutes ago, Sod's Law said: I know he had a long career as a political strategist before meeting Kate, but it's a bit strange that all the headlines I've seen about him so far have called him 'Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper' and not 'New Labour lobbyist Derek Draper'. Kind of insulting, when you think about it. What’s going to sell the most papers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 445 Posted January 6 7 minutes ago, Windsor said: What’s going to sell the most papers? Depends which generation is buying those papers. Lobbygate will mean nothing to most people under 40 but I understand made him quite infamous with people who remember it at the time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted January 6 can someone give me the quickest and dumbest explanation of who derek draper was and what was lobbygate 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,397 Posted January 6 18 minutes ago, jimbean1121 said: can someone give me the quickest and dumbest explanation of who derek draper was and what was lobbygate No. Do some reading. Come back if you struggle with any of the longer words. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Sod's Law said: I know he had a long career as a political strategist before meeting Kate, but it's a bit strange that all the headlines I've seen about him so far have called him 'Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper' and not 'New Labour lobbyist Derek Draper'. Kind of insulting, when you think about it. Deflection from "Dolly's" despicable activities would be my take. Pass the sickbag, Alice - https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/derek-draper-dolly-knew-him-31814590. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 445 Posted January 6 1 hour ago, jimbean1121 said: can someone give me the quickest and dumbest explanation of who derek draper was and what was lobbygate It's literally all on his Wikipedia page... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted January 17 Seen on Sickipedia earlier: - What's the difference between a cow and a tragedy? - Kate Garraway doesn't know how to milk a cow! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted February 2 Various articles today about the funeral and those in attendance. Cba linking, too many for my poor old phone. Any form spotting you can do on your own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 807 Posted February 2 3 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Various articles today about the funeral and those in attendance. Cba linking, too many for my poor old phone. Any form spotting you can do on your own. Here's the BBC link, attendees include Blair, Elton John and Starmer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68179439 For all the debate among some about whether or not Draper should have been on the 2024 list, he's certainly had no trouble meeting the criteria given the tonne of media reporting on his death and aftermath. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted February 2 5 hours ago, Brad252 said: Here's the BBC link, attendees include Blair, Elton John and Starmer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68179439 For all the debate among some about whether or not Draper should have been on the 2024 list, he's certainly had no trouble meeting the criteria given the tonne of media reporting on his death and aftermath. So much odious scum in one place! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted February 2 1 minute ago, Kenny said: So much odious scum in one place! Did you attend too? 3 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted February 2 37 minutes ago, drol said: Did you attend too? I don't socialise with George W Bush's allies who took Britain into an illegal war in Iraq. Similarly, I would not have anything to do with Sunak's and Biden's cowardly attacks on Yemen. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 445 Posted February 2 8 hours ago, Brad252 said: Here's the BBC link, attendees include Blair, Elton John and Starmer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68179439 For all the debate among some about whether or not Draper should have been on the 2024 list, he's certainly had no trouble meeting the criteria given the tonne of media reporting on his death and aftermath. Is there a funeral Elton John won't turn up at? Didn't he bring his piano? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted February 2 24 minutes ago, Sod's Law said: Is there a funeral Elton John won't turn up at? Didn't he bring his piano? His own. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted February 8 On 02/02/2024 at 22:59, Sod's Law said: Is there a funeral Elton John won't turn up at? Didn't he bring his piano? He didn't go to his dad's funeral: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I'm+so+proud+of+Elton...but+I+can't+forgive+him+for+missing+our...-a060958116 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted March 14 Not exactly a surprise, but the last year of his life was filmed and ITVX have the documentary scheduled. There have already been trolls piling in with the predictable criticism. Given the abundance of AI and other trickery available to most of us these days the trolls could likely do something better than whinge, like maybe make their own copy of the documentary and edit it to give the main protagonists chipmunk voices, and throw in disco songs in the most intimate emotional moments, or summat! https://www.itv.com/watch/news/new-documentary-to-reveal-final-year-of-derek-drapers-life/1qz5qww Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
