Jasmine Stefanovic kisses her daughter Harper on a coffee run in Sydney

>

Jasmine Stefanovic (née Yarbrough) enjoyed a sunny stroll with her daughter Harper on Monday, after her husband Karl Stefanovic jetted to the UK to anchor the Today show’s coverage of the Queen’s funeral.

The model and shoe designer, 38, carried her two-year-old on her hip while visiting a café near the couple’s home in Castlecrag, on Sydney’s lower north shore.

She teamed a black wool jumper with flared jeans and swept her blonde hair into a no-fuss bun as she carried a tray of take-away coffees.

Jasmine Stefanovic enjoyed a sunny stroll with her daughter Harper on Monday, after her husband Karl jetted to the UK to anchor the Today show's coverage of the Queen's funeral

Jasmine Stefanovic enjoyed a sunny stroll with her daughter Harper on Monday, after her husband Karl jetted to the UK to anchor the Today show’s coverage of the Queen’s funeral

Jasmine accessorised with silver earrings and navy blue mules, and also clutched a brown paper bag filled with pastries.

At one stage, she kissed her daughter on the cheek while placing her into the car.

The sighting comes after Karl, the host of Nine’s Today show, hopped on a flight to Britain to handle the network’s coverage of the Queen’s death and state funeral.

The model and shoe designer, 38, carried her two-year-old on her hip while visiting a café near the Stefanovics' home in Castlecrag, on Sydney's lower north shore

The model and shoe designer, 38, carried her two-year-old on her hip while visiting a café near the Stefanovics' home in Castlecrag, on Sydney's lower north shore

The model and shoe designer, 38, carried her two-year-old on her hip while visiting a café near the Stefanovics’ home in Castlecrag, on Sydney’s lower north shore

He was in transit during Monday’s program, which saw Charles Croucher fill in alongside Allison Langdon for the live coverage outside Buckingham Palace.

Karl will be back in the hosting chair from 5:30am on Tuesday AEST.

It comes a week after Karl revealed his daughter Harper had been battling health issues for 12 months, with Dr Nick Coatsworth suggesting a ‘lack of human movement’ during Covid lockdowns was to blame.

At one stage, she kissed her daughter on the cheek while placing her into the car

At one stage, she kissed her daughter on the cheek while placing her into the car

At one stage, she kissed her daughter on the cheek while placing her into the car

Jasmine, the founder of cult shoe label Mara & Mine, teamed a black wool jumper with flared jeans and swept her blonde hair into a no-fuss bun as she carried a tray of take-away coffees

Jasmine, the founder of cult shoe label Mara & Mine, teamed a black wool jumper with flared jeans and swept her blonde hair into a no-fuss bun as she carried a tray of take-away coffees

Jasmine, the founder of cult shoe label Mara & Mine, teamed a black wool jumper with flared jeans and swept her blonde hair into a no-fuss bun as she carried a tray of take-away coffees

The sighting comes after Karl (left), the host of the Today show, hopped on a flight to Britain to handle Nine's coverage of the Queen's death and state funeral. (Right: Allison Langdon)

The sighting comes after Karl (left), the host of the Today show, hopped on a flight to Britain to handle Nine's coverage of the Queen's death and state funeral. (Right: Allison Langdon)

The sighting comes after Karl (left), the host of the Today show, hopped on a flight to Britain to handle Nine’s coverage of the Queen’s death and state funeral. (Right: Allison Langdon)

The Nine personality spoke with the top doctor last Wednesday about children getting hay fever when he brought up his daughter.

‘My daughter, Harper, she’s been getting a lot of sicknesses. It’s been a terrible year,’ he said.

‘She got crook last week with influenza. She has an asthma kind of thing now. But it’s not asthma. It is helping. So a lot of kids are going through that at the moment, aren’t they?’ 

Karl (pictured with Harper and wife Jasmine) explained last week his daughter Harper had been constantly sick this year and had battled a range of respiratory illnesses

Karl (pictured with Harper and wife Jasmine) explained last week his daughter Harper had been constantly sick this year and had battled a range of respiratory illnesses

Karl (pictured with Harper and wife Jasmine) explained last week his daughter Harper had been constantly sick this year and had battled a range of respiratory illnesses

The Today host spoke with Dr Nick Coatsworth (right) last Wednesday about hay fever when he brought up his daughter

The Today host spoke with Dr Nick Coatsworth (right) last Wednesday about hay fever when he brought up his daughter

The Today host spoke with Dr Nick Coatsworth (right) last Wednesday about hay fever when he brought up his daughter

Dr Coatsworth explained the effects of lockdown were a major contributing factor to the respiratory illnesses affecting both children and adults, as our immune systems adapted to the country opening back up again.

‘A lot of kids, adolescents, adults… we’ve had this awful season of respiratory viruses. Almost certainly attributed to lack of human movement during lockdown, which of course we needed to do. But this is the price we pay,’ he said.

Dr Coatsworth said he could ‘almost guarantee’ it was going to be a better flu season in 2023 as ‘our immune memory is stimulated by all of these viruses’.

‘Our immune system has evolved over millions of years. It’s there to help us, it’s there to protect us,’ he said. 

‘When we’re exposed to viruses, it certainly makes us stronger for the future.’

The health expert added that some children and adults who become ill will require asthma medication, like Karl’s daughter.

‘So, yes, some children and adults will need asthma medication for a short period of time, particularly for the post viral cough,’ he said. 

Harper Stefanovic was rushed to hospital back in June with a respiratory syncytial virus, leaving her TV anchor father ‘panicked’ and ‘feeling guilty’.

Dr Coatsworth explained that the prevalence of respiratory illnesses amongst Aussies was attributed to the 'lack of human movement' during lockdown

Dr Coatsworth explained that the prevalence of respiratory illnesses amongst Aussies was attributed to the 'lack of human movement' during lockdown

Dr Coatsworth explained that the prevalence of respiratory illnesses amongst Aussies was attributed to the ‘lack of human movement’ during lockdown

Harper (pictured with her mum Jasmine) was rushed to hospital in June after her temperature reached a dangerous 40°C and her heart rate raced to 200bpm

Harper (pictured with her mum Jasmine) was rushed to hospital in June after her temperature reached a dangerous 40°C and her heart rate raced to 200bpm

Harper (pictured with her mum Jasmine) was rushed to hospital in June after her temperature reached a dangerous 40°C and her heart rate raced to 200bpm

Karl has explained at the time how his daughter had ‘the sniffles and a small cough’, which led to him and wife Jasmine taking her to the GP.

But her condition soon deteriorated, with her temperature reaching a dangerous 40C and her heart rate racing to 200bpm.

She was then rushed to hospital in an ambulance and diagnosed with a respiratory syncytial virus, which are common in children in the winter months.  

‘Two days ago, my daughter Harper had what’s she had so many times this year, a sniffle and a small cough,’ Karl told Today show viewers at the time. 

‘Within a few hours we gave her Nurofen and Panadol like advised and put her down for a sleep.  

‘When she woke up she was breathing really quickly, wheezing, and her heart rate and temperature were through the roof.’