Reggie and ronnie kray gay

Gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray terrorised east London in the s and 60s with their thuggery and violence all the while keeping their homosexuality a secret, John Pearson wrote. In his biography of the twins, The Profession of Violence, Pearson claims that Ronnie Kray admitted that he and Reggie discovered they were both gay in their adolescence and would often have sex together, an activity which continued into their later life.

This page was last modified on 20 Januaryat This page has been accessed 9, times. In Ronnie was certified insane, and transferred to Broadmoor Hospital. Navigation menu Personal tools Log in.

Were the Kray twins : The gay Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie Kray ruled East London in the s and s before their convictions for murder

They were convicted and sent to a military prison. Views Read View source View history. On discharge from the army they both took up crime full-time, but also became fashionable nightclub owners, and mixed with celebrities in the 'swinging sixties' era.

On being called up for National Service, they immediately went absent without leave, and were held briefly in the Tower of London. He died aged of a heart attack. BOND favourite Tom Hardy stars as the Kray twins in Legend but eye-witnesses claim they were both bisexual, Reggie was actually in love with his wife's brother and their mum Violet had Frances.

Inthe Sunday Mirror reported that Scotland Yard was investigating a homosexual relationship between an unnamed peer actually the Conservative peer Robert Boothby and a major underworld figure Ronnie Kray. Namespaces Page Discussion. Categories : Murderers births deaths.

However letters came to light in showing that there had indeed been a friendship between Ronnie and Boothby dating back at least to In the brothers were both convicted of the murders, and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 30 years.

Jump to: navigationsearch. The twins were born in Hoxton and the family moved to Bethnal Green in They both took up boxing.