Which kray twin died first

He was said to have been overcome with emotion after being given the news by his prison governor. Although Kray is currently too ill to be moved, his solicitor, Trevor Linn, said yesterday he hoped to be at home with his wife, Roberta, by the end of the week. Rather than returning to London's East End, Reggie is likely to live out his last days at his wife's home a few miles from his Norfolk prison, where she moved two years ago to be closer to him.

Insiders at the hospital say Kray is unlikely to leave his bed, let alone take part in any welcome home parties.

Anne Osborn, acting chief executive at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital said: 'Mr Kray will not be leaving in the foreseeable future. Reggie and his twin, Ronnie, led Britain's most notorious criminal clan.

Their gang, The Firm, established a Mafia-style grip on London's criminal underworld in the Sixties, specialising in protection and extortion rackets. The Twins, as Ronnie and Reggie were universally known, were born in Bethnal Green, east London, in , with Reggie the younger by 45 minutes. The family was part Irish, Jewish, Gypsy and Austrian. Their father was a second-hand clothes dealer. Their mother, Violet, made them the centre of her world and they worshipped her.

It's difficult to believe that gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray enjoyed writing poetry. But according to childhood friend Laurie O'Leary the twins did just that as he owns many of their unpublished poems. Not after their arrest but way back in The twins were held at the tower for a few days due to failing to report for National Service. They were among the last prisoners ever to be held there. Lucien: great at painting, ropey with cards. At one point Freud cancelled an exhibition in case the Krays got wind and demanded their cash.

The twins were keen boxers in their teen years inspired by their granddad Jimmy Cannonball Lee. Reggie was invited to turn professional, but he was turned down because of his criminal activity. Their old brother, Charlie Kray, was also a member of their gang "The Firm. He served in the Royal Navy during the war and after leaving joined the Metropolitan police in He rose through the ranks to become part of the team solving the Great Train Robbery in , and the following year was transferred to the Kray case.

Their ruthless hold was hidden by their fame and Read himself feared that corrupt officers helped them stay ahead of the law. Both were sentenced to life imprisonment.