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 Fernandes Raquel Fernandes Raquel Fernandes dos Santos (born 21 March 1991), commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ferroviária and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Raquel joined Ferroviária in 2010. In the 2013 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, she scored six goals in her team's 19–0 win over Botucatu. Atlético Mineiro player Raquel represented Brazil's youth team at the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. She was called up to the senior Brazil national team for the first time in August 2013