Daily Telegraph: He Never Civil Partnered

Today's Telegraph runs an obituary of Alexander Grant; "the Royal Ballet’s most remarkable actor-dancer in its golden period from the 1940s to the 1960s."
It's accompanied by this striking photo of Alexander making up his brother Garry.
I know what you're thinking - did he ever marry?
We learn that "Grant’s activities were just as colourful offstage as on."
But are not given much colour.
The obituary's last line reads; "Alexander Grant is survived by his companion of more than 50 years, Jean-Pierre Gasquet, and by his brother Garry."
As the first reader's comment reads;
"Companion? Is that some sort of archaic euphamism for boyfriend/partner? Did some kind of Methodist or Catholic matriarch write this obituary in 1970 and the Telegraph not bother to update it properly?"
Quite.

• Although the euphemism "He never married" is so archaic it's now become a joke, the Telegraph last signed off an obituary with it in April of this year.

Hugh Martin: 1914-2011

Composer. Best known for his work on Meet Me In St Louis featuring the songs The Boy Next Door, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, and The Trolley Song.

"Hugh Martin, who died on March 11, was unmarried" - Obituary, The Daily Telegraph.

"Martin was unmarried" - Obituary, The Times.

"He is survived by his brother, Gordon" - Obituary, The Guardian.