'The pain gets longer and harder': Roberta Williams shares never-before seen-family photos in an emotional tribute to murdered gangland boss Carl - as she flaunts her diamond encrusted Rolex and three-carat ring
- Roberta Williams has provided a rare look at family photos from the early 2000s
- Her notorious crime boss husband Carl and daughter Dhakota feature heavily
- Carl and a newborn Dhakota are seen embracing in many of the photographs
- Roberta also shared a photo of a diamond-encrusted Rolex and diamond ring
- Many of the photos were taken at Dhakota's exravagant christening in late-2001
Roberta Williams has offered another insight into her life with husband and crime boss Carl, sharing never-before-seen photos taken in the midst of the Melbourne gangland war.
The outspoken wife of the murdered drug kingpin dug out the photos from old family albums and shared them on Instagram this week.
Pictures of a newborn Dhakota with her sisters and late father are peppered with newer pictures of a gold-plated Rolex and a diamond ring.
Roberta Williams has shared a myriad of photographs of late gangland boss Carl Williams
One photo shows a newborn Dhakota flanked by her sisters Danielle and Breanne
A still image taken from the couple's wedding day shows a beaming Roberta and Carl Williams
In one image, a shirtless Carl can be seen clutching a sleeping Dakhota to his chest as he smiles gleefully to the camera.
The photo's caption is accompanied by the hashtag 'best dadda ever'.
Another photo of the same strain taken only weeks apart shows Carl with the baby under the caption: 'What an amazing daddy you were to our princess.'
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Roberta's children feature prominently in the series of photographs, with a shot of Dakhota, flanked by her stepsisters Breanne and Danielle.
Roberta fondly remembered how the older sisters would 'mummy' their youngest around, calling it an 'unbreakable bond'.
The matriarch also shared a photo of her and Carl on their wedding day.
A grainy still taken from the controversial couple's marital video shows a smiling Carl, with long hair, and Roberta, donning a tiara.
'Stills from our wedding video. Missing you doesn't get easier time just gets further away from when we lost you, and the pain gets longer and harder,' the caption reads.
Nearly all of the photos have the hashtag 'MissingU'.
One shows Roberta kissing a baby Dhakota on the cheek as the infant points to the camera
Many of the photographs show Carl embracing a young Dhakota Williams, who is now 18
The widow also shared a photo of her diamond-encrusted Rolex and a 3-carat diamond ring
The caption from a still of the couple's wedding day calls it the 'best day ever' and 'happy times'
A second series of photos shared only a week earlier offer another glimpse into the Williams' family life.
One of the images continues the theme of Carl being a constant parental figured, holding a young Dhakota in his arms as he kisses her on the cheek.
'Daddy's princess,' Roberta captioned the photo.
The image, taken in late-2001 at Dhakota's christening at Melbourne's Crown Casino, could have depicted any father and his daughter.
But the toddler's baptism was by no means a normal one.
Many of the photos show Dhakota, who is now 18 years old (pictured) as an infant
Infamous gangster Carl Williams (right) hugs his young daughter Dhakota (left) in never before seen photos posted on Instagram by the family's matriarch Roberta
A young Dhakota smiles happily in one of the images as she plays with her father Carl's right-hand man Andrew 'Benji' Veniamin (right)
'I miss my life': Of this photo of Carl Williams (left), Andrew 'Benji' Veniamin (centre), George Williams (right) and Dhakota Williams (front), only the teenage girl is still alive
Not only did it cost $150,000 and feature popstar Vanessa Amorosi as the major act, the crowd was littered with some of Melbourne's most serious criminals - at a time when the deadliest gangland war Australia has ever seen was being waged.
Chief among them were Williams - who was convicted of murdering four men during the 12-year war - and his trusted right-hand man Veniamin, who's suspected of killing a total of seven people.
One photo shows Dhakota smiling happily as she plays with Veniamin, while another captures the toddler poking her tongue out at the camera as she sits in the hitman's arms.
'Your faces tell the story. How happy we were,' Roberta wrote alongside the photo.
Veniamin features in several more images, firstly alongside the family matriarch.
Veniamin, who was shot dead by fellow crime heavyweight Mick Gatto in 2004, was believed to have been responsible for murdering seven men during Melbourne's 12-year gangland war
''What an amazing team we were. I will love you forever': Roberta Williams (right) poses next to her husband's most trusted adviser Veniamin at daughter Dhakota's christening in late-2001
Another photo from the event shows Veniamin (left) and Danielle Stephens (right), the child of Roberta Williams and her first husband Dean Stephens
Carl Williams kisses his daughter after being granted bail in December 2003, as wife Roberta watches on smiling
'What an amazing team we were. I will love you forever,' Roberta wrote.
Danielle Stephens, the daughter Roberta had with her first husband Dean Stephens, also appeared in the photo album alongside the killer.
'She was your shadow and you loved it. Where you went she was, no matter what, nothing came before her,' the photo was captioned.
Veniamin died on March 23, 2004, after he was shot dead following a struggle with fellow crime heavyweight Mick Gatto.
Gatto was charged with his murder, but later cleared on self-defence grounds.
Also appearing at the extravagant christening was popstar Vanessa Amarosi, who at the time was one of the leading acts in Australia.
Amarossi could be seen in one photo holding a young Dhakota as she sang on-stage at the Casino for the crowd.
Australian popstar Vanessa Amorosi holds a young Dhakota (pictured) as she performs for the large crowd gathered at the $150,000 event, held at Melbourne's Crown Casino
Dhakota controversially returned to the casino last year and was allowed into the exclusive Mahogany Room, despite being aged just 17
Carl and Roberta Williams are pictured outside court during one of his many appearances in the early 2000s
Carl Williams (pictured) was convicted of murdering four men during the 12-year underworld war, but in 2010 he was killed just inside Barwon Prison where he was serving a life sentence
Roberta (left) and Dhakota (right) arrive at the Supreme Court in Melbourne in December 2018
'It was absolutely amazing,' Amorosi told radio station Nova in 2009 of the party.
'They had a room in the casino all done up. I remember during the show thinking no one will get up and dance and if I start singin' bad I'm just gonna get shot.
'I was like, "Let's make sure it's a killer show, guys, or it could be a killer ending".'
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