The couple were both Romanies who spoke the Romany language.

BBC: Pall bearers and family at Mrs Evans' funeral

The two groups, it seems, are united only in their dislike of gypsies, who, though as numerous as the Hungarians themselves, have no Romany-language schools at all.

ECONOMIST: Romania

New pre-school programmes in several countries, notably the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, now help Romany-speaking tots to learn the main language of the country in which they live before starting primary school, so saving them from the special schools and a life of at best menial labour.

ECONOMIST: Gypsy children