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Daily Mirror, Thursday 6 March, 1969.

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Reg would seek solace in the countryside and at Steeple Bay in Essex where the family had a caravan. Reg and Frances would drive down for a few days solitude to be alone without the constant interruptions from Ron. Once by themselves their thoughts turned to other things more important things. They both fell madly and deeply in love. Frances was whisked away to Milan and Barcelona by Reg. Even at this early stage Reg had started proposing. He wanted marriage but she wanted to see the world. She denied his advances at least in front of her parents. But she took the holidays away from home. It was a time to forget the problems of the poor East End and time to see the sights of places like Holland and the South of France and to hear the chatter of the continent. She love it. Frances was a pretty picture compared to the rugged good looks of the former boxer. Reg treated her like she was on a pedestal and showed her the utmost respect.

Reggie and Frances sunbathing outside the Kray caravan at Steeple Bay.

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Evening Standard, Wednesday 5th March, 1969.

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A passage from a letter wrote by Elsie Shea, Reggie's mother in law & mother to his wife Frances:

"The marriage was never much of a reality. After a week's honeymoon in Athens, Reginald Kray sent her to live with his mother. For the rest of her married life, she stayed variously with her own family, alone in hotels and in flats provided for her by Kray, in hospital wards, and occasionally with women friends of the Krays on trips abroad, but never, apparently, together with Reg"

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"Four colour 1960s photographs, possibly of Frances Kray's grave"

From the estate of Charlie Kray.

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Daily Record, 5 March, 1969.

Mistakingly referring to Frances as "Bubbles", this was her sister in laws nickname.

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Reggie and Frances Kray during their wedding ceremony, 19th April 1965

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Reggie and Frances Kray inside their Rolls Royce after their wedding ceremony, 19th April 1965

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Frances and Reggie Kray pose in front of their Rolls Royce after their wedding ceremony, photographed by David Bailey, 19th April 1965

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Father Foster with Frances Shea signing her wedding certificate, photographed by David Bailey, 19th April 1965

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Reggie Kray and Frances Shea exchanging rings during their wedding ceremony photographed by David Bailey, 19th April 1965

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Reggie Kray and Frances Shea at the altar of their wedding photographed by David Bailey, 19th April 1965

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Reggie and Frances with their wedding cake photographed by David Bailey, 19th April 1965.

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Frances Shea on holiday, 1960s.

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Reggie and Frances leaving the church after their wedding ceremony, April 19th 1965

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Evening Standard, Monday 18 October, 1965.

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Evening Standard, Tuesday 20 June, 1967.