Billionaire philanthropist’s wife Julia Rausing left huge £58million in will following her death aged 63 from illness

PHILANTHROPIST Julia Rausing, who died earlier this year, near an eye-watering £58 cardinal successful her will.

Julia, who died of crab aged 63 successful April, was the woman of Swedish nutrient packaging titan Hans Kristian Rausing.

A spot acceptable up successful her sanction aft she died has pledged to donate £100 cardinal to UK charities successful the adjacent year, including £10 cardinal to the Royal Opera House, £5 cardinal to The National Gallery and £1 cardinal to Gloucester Cathedral.

Figures from the probate bureau amusement she near a gross property of £58,815,688 reduced to £58,518,112 aft her bills were paid.

In her will, made a period earlier her death, she asked to beryllium buried successful the religion astatine Lasborough, Gloucestershire, wearing her wedding ring, and near her 2 nieces and nephew, and large nieces and large nephews, £250,000 each.

She near £30,000 each to her 5 god-children.

She near the remainder of her property to Hans, whom she met successful 2002 erstwhile she was a elder manager astatine auction location Christie’s.

In a heartbreaking tribute, Hans, heir to Tetra Pak, said: “We are profoundly saddened to denote the passing of my beloved woman Julia aft an extended illness.

“Julia dedicated her beingness to her household and charitable causes, and she volition beryllium missed by each who knew her.

“She leaves down an bonzer bequest crossed galore charities which we volition proceed successful her name.”

The mates donated £330million successful much than 1,000 grants done the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust which they co-founded successful 2014.

Their philanthropy included £50million to UK charities.

Their foundation extended crossed the wellness and well-being, payment and acquisition positive the arts and civilization sectors.

Julia worked astatine Christie’s auctioneers earlier she met Hans.

She is survived by her husband, 4 stepchildren, her sister Lavinia Verney and parent Lady Helen Delves Broughton.

One person told The Independent: “They were palpably successful emotion and affectionate towards each different and were a precise touching mates who focused astir of their clip connected however to springiness distant wealth to those successful need.

“They were besides discreetly societal portion she besides for galore years had to conflict cancer.

“Without a doubt, she was liable for bringing Hans backmost from appalling grief and helping him find joyousness successful beingness again.”

Hans’s archetypal woman Eva, parent to his 4 kids, was recovered dormant wrapped successful bedding astatine the couple’s squalid Belgravia level successful July 2012.

He had hidden her assemblage for 2 months earlier being charged with delaying her burial and sentenced to 10 months’ successful prison.

A coroner ruled Eva died astir May 7 from the effects of cocaine connected a damaged heart.

At the clip she was 1 of the richest women successful Britain.

Professor Hans Rausing, Hans’s father, died aged 93 successful August 2019.