Australian radio host Kate Langbroek has celebrated her daughter Sunday’s 15th birthday in coronavirus-ravaged Italy.
The mother-of-four, 54, shared a photo to Instagram of herself and Sunday at a café in Bologna – but it was most likely a throwback because the country is currently under strict lockdown.
‘This beautiful girl turns 15 today. It will be a birthday to remember, my darling Sunday Lil,’ she wrote in the caption.
Bittersweet: Radio host Kate Langbroek has celebrated her daughter Sunday’s 15th birthday in coronavirus-ravaged Italy. She shared this photo to Instagram of herself and Sunday at a café in Bologna – but it was most likely a throwback because the nation is currently under lockdown
She added: ‘Or one never to forget. Things have been so hectic lately, why don’t we just hang at home to celebrate?’
Kate and her family are stuck in Italy after their ‘gap year’ adventure descended into a nightmare when the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the nation.
Italy has been one of the hardest countries hit by the global health crisis, with more than 27,300 deaths as of Wednesday afternoon (AEST).
Trapped: Kate and her family (pictured on March 21) are stuck in Bologna, Italy, after their ‘gap year’ adventure descended into a nightmare when COVID-19 swept through the country
It comes after Kate said on The Project last week that she regretted not returning to Australia when it became apparent the situation was worsening in Italy.
Comedian Peter Helliar asked her : ‘Are you looking at us going, “Maybe we should have returned earlier… Why didn’t we get out?”‘
‘What do you think, Helliar?’ Kate sarcastically replied.
Just another day in Bologna! Kate said on The Project last week that she regretted not returning to Australia when it became apparent the situation was worsening in Italy. Pictured queuing outside a supermarket with her husband, Peter Allen Lewis, on March 28
‘You’re like one of the people on the lifeboat on the Titanic yelling out at the band, who’s still playing as the boat goes down, “Do you wish your violin was here, mate?”‘
During her interview, Kate also revealed she had stopped learning Italian because she didn’t see the point while living ‘in this weirdly interior world’ of her apartment.
‘You get to know yourself under these circumstances, and my God, I’m an ordinary person! I’m just churning out meals, trying to keep the spirits up, but I’m not learning Italian,’ she said.
Comedian Peter Helliar (left) asked Kate if she’d ever thought to herself: ‘Maybe we should have returned earlier… Why didn’t we get out?’ Kate replied: ‘What do you think, Helliar?’
Kate, her husband of 17 years, Peter Allen Lewis, and their four children, Lewis, Sunday, Artie and Jan, are currently in lockdown in their Bologna apartment.
The family had initially moved to Italy for a gap year in early 2019, but extended their stay for another 12 months in December, before the COVID-19 pandemic escalated.
In Italy, there have been 202,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, which have resulted in 27,359 deaths. Of the cases, 68,941 people have recovered.
Meanwhile in Australia, there have been 6,748 confirmed cases, 5,624 recovered cases and 89 deaths.
Toll: In Australia, there have been 6,748 confirmed cases, 5,624 recovered cases and 89 deaths