Word: brother-in-law
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...solo flight, a full circle of the R.A.F.'s Benson airfield in Oxfordshire. When she'd landed, Fergie bounced happily out of the aircraft and phoned Prince Andrew, who, between his wife's giggles, pronounced he was "absolutely delighted." Fergie also received kudos over the radio from her brother-in-law Prince Charles, who was at the base to try out a new plane. Andy, of course, is already a war-seasoned helicopter pilot. No wonder they call it the Royal Air Force...
...fact, the great sorrow of the Perelmans' lives did not have a sexual cause. In December 1940, West and his new wife Eileen (the title character of My Sister Eileen) were killed in an automobile accident. Laura slowly descended into alcoholism. Perelman mourned privately and rarely discussed his brother-in-law. He went on to write film scripts and plays that failed too often, and he turned out the pieces, mostly for The New Yorker, for which he is remembered: the collisions of Britishisms and Yiddishisms, the classic parodies of James Joyce and Raymond Chandler, the explosive lampoons of popular...
...with his publishers in one of two Mercedes, or in a red Cadillac convertible or in a Chevy van, but once or twice a year he prefers to vroom south on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Neither of the Kings likes to fill up any of their vehicles. A brother-in-law who acts as handyman and caretaker attends to the cars and van, but rarely rides the Harley. So King has, on occasion, found himself stranded and called home for a pickup, just like a character in a movie. Conferences with editors frequently take place not in offices or restaurants...
Gotti became frustrated and angry in 1976 when Paul Castellano, rather than Dellacroce, succeeded Carlo Gambino as the family boss. Gotti reportedly thought Castellano, who was Gambino's brother-in-law and had little in common with hard-core mobsters like Gotti, was unworthy of the high position; the prudent Castellano was wary of the hot-tempered young capo. When Dellacroce died last year, Gotti was in line to become the new underboss. Castellano, however, had other ideas and seemed ready to elevate his chauffeur-bodyguard, Thomas Bilotti. Last year Castellano and Bilotti were mowed down in a brazen late...
Kohlberg Kravis was formed in 1976, when Jerome Kohlberg, now 61 and the firm's patriarch, and George Roberts, 42, left the Bear, Stearns investment house to start out on their own. Roberts recruited a cousin, Henry Kravis, 42, and later his brother-in-law, Robert MacDonnell, 47. They began arranging buyouts of small companies like A.J. Industries, a manufacturer of brake drums and other components, in which Kohlberg Kravis invested only $1.7 million in 1977 but earned back $66.3 million after it was resold. Today, after more than 20 buyouts, the four partners are worth an estimated $150 million...