Del Boy never marries. He has had many girlfriends, a fact that is the subject of numerous sarcastic comments by Rodney. He finally meets his partner Raquel Turner (whom he calls his "significant other") in the 1988 special "Dates". Del's mother Joan dies on 12 March 1964, apparently after a long string of illnesses. His lazy father Reginald leaves three months later (on Del's 16th birthday), taking most of their money and even Del's birthday cake. This leaves the teenage Del as the family's sole breadwinner, looking after his grandfather and Rodney, his half-brother who was born around thirteen years after him
Raquel Chalfi She has made documentaries as well as experimental films and has written plays for which she won awards, both in Israel and abroad. Chalfi published her first book of poetry, "Underwater and Other Poems", in 1975. Since then, she has published seven more collections of poetry. Chalfi is the recipient of several literary awards, including the following: Raquel Chalfi Raquel Chalfi (Hebrew: רחל חלפי) is an Israeli poet. Raquel (Rachel) Chalfi was born in Tel Aviv, where she lives and works. Her uncle was the poet and actor Avraham Halfi. She completed her MA in English literature at the Hebrew