'I miss them every day, every hour, every minute'

It's been a year since Christine Dawood lost her husband and son in one of the most publicly-scrutinised tragedies in recent memory. 

The woman who lost both her husband and son in the infamous Titan submarine disaster has shared her ongoing grief a year after the tragedy.

Christine Dawood lost her husband Shahzada and her son Suleman, two of the five victims of the disaster on June 18, 2023.

LadBible reports Christine commemorated the anniversary of the sub’s disappearance on social media with a picture of two lit candles.

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“When people pass, they take a piece of you with them,” she wrote.

“As the one-year anniversary is coming closer, I’m reflecting back on a time that nearly broke me, and yet the love and support I’ve received was, and still is, so huge that I can’t feel anything but grateful.

“I miss them every day, every hour, every minute, they will never be replaced. With these candles, I’d like to send their light to anyone who’s open enough to receive it.

“I’d like to thank everyone for their love and prayers. I felt them, and they helped.

“Light a candle for the missing people in your life, and send their light into the world.”

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Christine Dawood lost her husband Shahzada and her son Suleman. Pictures: BBC

"I'm a widow now"

Christine had previously spoken of her shock in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, saying the sub’s creator Stockton Rush wasn’t “my favourite person in this mess”.

“Aline and I went on deck. Until that moment we’d had hope,” she said of the moment she knew her husband and son were gone.

“We took some cushions with us and just sat there looking out at the ocean. We were both crying.

“I turned to her and said: ‘I’m a widow now.’ She said: ‘Yes, and I’m a single child’. Then we cried even more.

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“It’s the waking up every morning that’s … sometimes I still don’t believe it.

“The possibility of Titan imploding never crossed our minds. To lose a husband is terrible, but when you lose a child…

“I love being a mother. I have Alina, but I never wanted to be a single mother to an only child.

“No parent should have to grieve for their child. It’s unnatural. All of a sudden your purpose, your identity, is ripped away from you.”

Originally published as 'I miss them every day, every hour, every minute'