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11/04/02 - No buyers for Kray
letters
BBC News
A set of letters written by the East End gangsters Ronnie
and Reggie Kray have failed to sell at auction. The 80
letters were expected to fetch up to £10,000 but
did not attract buyers.
The correspondence from the London gangland bosses to
journalist Robin McGibbon was written between 1985 and
1993. The letters combine mundane requests for items such
as cigarettes, with insights into the twin's state of
mind as they served life sentences for murder.
Boxing photographs
The handwriting style is described as "a child-like
scrawl" with some passages being barely legible in
places. A series of 28 letters written by Ronnie Kray
in 1993 chart the gangster's mental breakdown. In one
he says a book about him by his wife Kate is "diabolical"
and threatens divorce unless she stops its publication.
Reggie Kray writes about his sexuality: "I'm not
gay. My heart does not beat faster when I see a male -
does yours?" He also talks about getting engaged
so the story can be sold to newspapers.
Reggie Kray suggested several candidates for his "engagement",
including a page three girl and a soap actress. In one
letter he said: "Tell me by return of post who is
better. Let's do the engagement in style and go for top
money."
Photographs of the twins, including pictures of them with
various celebrities, sold for up to £600 each. A
signed handbill showing the twins and their brother Charlie
boxing for the first and last time together sold for £210.
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