“They really fought each other like they wanted to kill each other.” After becoming the owners of the club in Knightsbridge, the pair were able to also extend their influence by rubbing shoulders with politicians and celebrities, starting several protection rackets for the wealthy.

Here he reveals what happened during the gun fight at Mr Smith’s in Catford. The events of that night lead to Reggie Kray gunning down George Cornell in the Blind Beggar pub Whitechapel – and the end of the Kray twins’ reign.

Reginald Kray: seven fights, seven wins, two knockouts, no defeats. Ronald Kray: six fights, four wins, four knockouts, two losses. Inked in the boxing annals forever. The most notorious brothers of all began their journey as professional fighters.

‘Legend’ Tells A Wild Story. Based on a true story, Legend follows the tale of Reginald “Reggie” Kray and his twin brother, Ronald “Ronnie” Kray (both portrayed by all around great guy Tom Hardy).

Reggie Kray wears single breasted suits, mainly in navy….His suit jackets:

• Don’t feature a vent.
• Have thinned out lapels.
• Feature flapped pockets.
• Have lightly padded shoulders.

Charlie and Eddie Richardson Rivals of the Kray twins, the brothers and their gang were based in south London in the 1960s. They used a scrap metal business and fruit machine company as fronts for a criminal empire.

Richard ‘Dickie’ Morgan was a long time friend of the Kray twins, and an early founding member of The Firm when it was first established in the late 1950s. Morgan went on the run from the Army during the war, with the twins and the trio began their criminal endeavours when they began to frequent The Regal.

Ronnie and Reggie are widely regard as two of the toughest men to ever walk the streets of London. When they were at their height in the 50s and 60s, the name Kray would strike fear into the hearts of many. But their was one bloke who was even tougher, and even told the twins to leave his meal ticket alone.

Shaw was born in Stepney, London, to a working-class family and from an early age was involved in illegal activities. He was acquainted with the Kray twins since at least the very early 1960s; Shaw attended the funeral of Reggie Kray in 2000, and was quoted as having said: “We grew up in the same era.

The twins were not the only siblings in their immediate family. They had an older brother, Charlie Kray, who was a member of their gang “The Firm”. Charlie never received the same fame as his violent brothers.

Members of the Richardson gang ended up in either hospital or on remand in prison following the shootout – leaving the door wide open for the Krays to strike. Eddie has now written a new book where he reveals what happened during a gun fight in Catford, South East London, saying the night was the “like the Wild West”.

After going AWOL from the National Service in the 1950s the pair were slung in Shepton Mallet, Britain’s oldest prison. This is where the gangsters met future rivals Charlie Richardson and George Cornell, who Ronnie later shot dead. 6. Blind Beggar

RONNIE Corbett once risked a beating from the Krays after hitting one of them in the face with a bread roll. The 5ft 1in comic accidentally struck gangster Ronnie in the mush at a West End cabaret show. But Corbett, who died in 2016 aged 85, avoided a bruising because he was so loved by Ronnie and twin Reggie.