grandfather

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Andrew Crowley, 46, of Longwell Green, Gloucestershire, asked the auction house to value three Cycladic figures and an Anatolian stargazer statuette he had inherited from his grandfather.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The grandchildren were born between 1986 and 2014, and some are University of Chicago graduates and doctors like their grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"Beyond his professional achievements, he was a loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle," the actor's family said in a tribute.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

He is a longtime bodyguard and chief aide to his grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

‘My grandfather once got close to the Mountain,’ he’d explained when Torak had woken him in the night.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver