The Gold Coast Bulletin

BILLIONAIR­E, WIFE FAREWELL CHILDREN BOMB VICTIMS

-

ASOS billionair­e Anders Holch Povlsen has said an emotional farewell to his three children who were killed in the Easter Sunday terror attack in Sri Lanka.

The tycoon wrapped his arms around his wife Anne and their surviving daughter Astrid as the three white coffins draped with flowers and balloons were carried into Aarhus cathedral in Denmark.

Alma, Agnes and Alfred Povlsen died during a luxury family holiday when ISIS suicide bombers ambushed the Shangri-La hotel in Colombo.

With tears in her eyes and a look of extreme pain on her face, mum Anne leant into her husband for comfort as they watched the three small coffins arrive in three hearses.

They were joined by 700 mourners, including members of the Danish Royal Family and the country’s prime minister. Pastor Arne Holst-Larsen said during the emotional service: “The loss of our beloved children Alma, Agnes and Alfred are completely incomprehe­nsible.”

 ?? Picture: AFP ?? Coffins arrive for the funeral of the three children of CEO of clothing retailer ASOS, Anders Holch Povlsen and wife Anne, at Aarhus Cathedral in Denmark.
Picture: AFP Coffins arrive for the funeral of the three children of CEO of clothing retailer ASOS, Anders Holch Povlsen and wife Anne, at Aarhus Cathedral in Denmark.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Australia