Greville

American

[grev-il] / ˈgrɛv ɪl /

noun

Fulke 1st Baron Brooke, 1554–1628, English poet and statesman.

Greville British

/ ˈɡrɛvɪl /

noun

Fulke (fʊlk), 1st Baron Brooke. 1554–1628, English poet, writer, politician, and diplomat: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1614–22); author of The Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney (1652)

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Britain has produced some formidable diarists—Parson Woodforde, Charles Greville, Chips Channon, Harold Nicolson—but no name resonates with the power of Samuel Pepys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Judge Manley went on to say that both Kate Greville and former Wales manager Mr Giggs became distressed while giving their evidence., but she said they must "..put aside any sympathy".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2022

Ms Greville accused the former footballer and a woman called Steph of having a "full blown affair in 2014" which "carried on the whole time you were seeing me".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2022

Mr Wright referred Mr Giggs to his screaming and shouting in the background of the 999 call Emma Greville made.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2022

Desperate to unload his stolen cache of documents, he approached a British businessman in Moscow named Greville Wynne, urging him to take a message to the British embassy.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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