Who is Ronnie Knight’s ex-wife Sue Haylock?
RONNIE KNIGHT was married three times before his death in June 2023.
The underworld legend was once wed to the late EastEnders legend Barbara Windsor, his second wife, but, after their relationship ended, he married once again to Sue Haylock.
Who is Sue Haylock?
Sue Haylock was Ronnie’s third wife and was described as “a tower of strength” for her ex-husband during his battle with Parkinson’s disease for the last few years of his life.
Ronnie passed away aged 89 on June 12, 2023, in a nursing home in Cambridgeshire.
A family friend said: “His condition had deteriorated over the last few weeks. He got pneumonia and never recovered.”
“A lot of people are going to be a upset to hear the news about his death. He was a rogue – but a very loveable one.”
Ronnie was famously involved in the biggest cash theft in history and became one of the so-called ‘Famous Five’ crooks wanted for the 1984 Security Express robbery.
Knight, an associate of the notorious Kray twins, preferred the term “loveable rascal” to gangster, saying: “Call me a convicted receiver of purloined goods, a baddie, a charmer or what you like.
“But armed robbery, real villainy, is not my scene.”
When did Sue Haylock and Ronnie Knight get married?
Sue and Ronnie married in 1987, two years after his divorce from iconic actress Barbara.
Their wedding took place in the town of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.
Knight had built a bolt-hole in Spain in 1975 and fled there as a fugitive in January 1984.
He ran on the night his brother John was arrested following the armed robbery of almost £6million from a Security Express depot in Shoreditch.
John was jailed for 22 years, with Knight’s other brother James serving eight years for handling stolen money.
Sue and Ronnie separated in 1994, the same year he returned to Britain to face justice for his role in the Security Express heist.
He denied involvement in the robbery, but pleaded guilty to handling the stolen bank notes.
Knight was released from prison on parole after three years and later led a quiet life in Cambridge.
Did Sue Haylock and Ronnie Knight have any children?
Sue and Ronnie did not have any children.
Ronnie had two children during his marriage to first wife, who he married in 1954.
The couple welcomed daughter Lorraine in 1956 and son Garry in 1959.
Ronnie was still married to his first wife when he met Barbara, but he divorced her and tied the knot with the Carry On star in 1964.
The pair were married for 22 years but, after he moved to Spain, the actress requested a divorce.