The
Krays were the proud owners of a security protection company called Krayleigh Enterprises.
The
Krays' notoriety has endure, from the eponymous starring Spandau Ballet's Gary and Kemp to the 2015 movie Legend, Hardy remarkably portraying both the
Krays' notoriety has continued to endure, from the eponymous 1990 film starring Spandau Ballet's Gary and Martin Kemp to the 2015 movie Legend, with Tom Hardy remarkably portraying both twins in the film.
"
Krays held in dawn raid", proclaimed the Daily Mirror front page 50 years ago this week signalling the beginning of the end for the notorious gangsters.
The reign of the
Krays, and their gang, came to an end in 1969 when after one of the most high-profile trials in British legal history, Reggie and Ronnie received life terms for the murders of rival gangsters George Cornell and Jack 'The Hat' McVitie.
He was told to take Jack to the party so he could 'sort out' an argument with the
Krays.
When the
Krays were arrested, they tried to blame Donoghue for the murder.
And the seaside snaps are set to be published as part of a new book, The
Krays: Read All About It, compiled by experts on the infamous brothers, Neil Jackson, Steve Wraith, and Wayne Lear.
Hardy nails dark charm of
Krays LEGEND 15, 131mins.
"When I met Mrs
Kray I had an immediate affinity with her," says Maureen, 73, whose memoir One Of The Family: 40 Years With The
Krays is published this month.
from One Of The Family: 40 Years With The
Krays by Maureen Flanagan is published by Century, priced PS12.99 in hardback.
The book, called The
Krays from the Cradle to the Grave, contains more than 80 never-before-seen photographs of the London gangsters, including some taken on visits to Tyneside.
"In an interview before his death, Mr Pellicci called the
Krays "gentlemen".