ɡɹˈiːv ɪz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ əvə wˈɛlθi ænd ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə fˈæmɪli, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪst mˈʌðɚ, ɐ bɹˈʌðɚ hˌuː ɪz ɐ tˈoːɹi ˌɛmpˈiː, ɐ sˈɪstɚ hˌuː wʌzɐ fˈeɪməs mˈɑːdəl wɛn ɹᵻbjˈuːz wʌz jˈʌŋ, ænd ɐ bɹˈʌðɚ hˌuː dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
Grieve is a member of a wealthy and artistic Edinburgh family, including an artist mother, a brother who is a Tory MP, a sister who was a famous model when Rebus was young, and a brother who disappeared in 1979.