Tragic Hans to preside as Tetra scion Lucy weds
SHE’S the scion of the Tetra Pak dynasty, separated from her parents Eva and Hans in childhood as they spiralled into a world of drugs.
But Lucy Rausing will put her father right at the centre of celebrations to mark her marriage next month.
I can reveal that Lucy, 24, will wed photographer Constantin KirwanTaylor on Saturday, September 7, at the tiny St Mary’s church overlooking Lasborough Park, her father’s £12 million pile near Tetbury, Gloucs.
Following the ceremony, guests will stroll to the 11th Century manor house for a dinner in a marquee and a fireworks display in the grounds.
The event comes seven years after Lucy’s mother Eva was found dead following a drugs binge at the family’s £70 million Chelsea townhouse.
Hans, who, like his 48-year-old wife, had become hooked on heroin and crack cocaine, failed to report her death for two months and was later given a suspended ten-month prison term for preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body. As the couple descended into drugs, Lucy and her three siblings were sent to live with Hans’s sister, Sigrid Rausing.
Today Hans, 57, who is now clean and has remarried, is a philanthropist, giving money from his £6 billion packaging empire fortune to causes including Action On Addiction, which is supported by the Duchess of Cambridge. Indeed, the marriage celebrations are being organised by Alex Fitzgibbons, whose firm Fait Accompli oversaw the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding party. Neighbours say Lucy and Constantin, who live in London, have been regular visitors to Lasborough Park since her father moved there in 2014.
‘She had her 21st birthday party there,’ one said. ‘She has the right to get married on Lasborough because of her family connection. The banns have been read and everything is in order.’