Tetra Pak billionaire Hans Rausing's daughter Lucy, 24, marries her photographer fiance next to her father's £12 million estate seven years after her mother died following drugs binge at £70m Belgravia townhouse
- The Rausing family, owner of Tetra Pak has been mired with tragedy for 10 years
- Hans Rausing lost his wife in 2012 after a drugs binge killed her in Belgravia
- Now the Tetra Pak owner has been able to welcome a son in law into the family
The family of Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing has seen its fair share of tragedy over the past decade.
But there was a happy new chapter yesterday when the philanthropist gave his daughter away at her fairy-tale wedding.
Lucy Rausing, 24, married photographer Constantin Kirwan-Taylor at the tiny St Mary's Church next to her father's £12 million estate near Tetbury.
Lucy Rausing was married to Constantin Kirwan-Taylor on the 7th of September at the church of St. Mary's
Lucy's 'fairytale' wedding took place in Lasborough Gloucestershire, she was given away by her father Hans Kristian Rausing
Lucy is pictured making her way towards the church on the arm of her father Hans Kristian
Just married: Lucy Rausing and her husband Constantin Kirwan-Taylor are pictured outside the church following their wedding ceremony
Lucy and her new husband Constantin are pictured getting into their wedding car after a ceremony at St Mary's, Lasborough in Gloucestershire
The happy couple are pictured in their wedding car following the ceremony at St Mary's
The bride looked stunning in a full-length gown as she entered the church on the arm of Hans, 57.
And Lucy and her groom couldn't hide their delight when they emerged after the ceremony and headed to her father's 11th Century manor house for the celebrations.
Lucy's mother Eva died seven years ago, aged 48, following a drugs binge at the family's £70 million Belgravia townhouse.
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Hans, who like his late wife was a drug addict at the time, failed to report Eva's death for two months and he was later given a suspended ten-month prison term for preventing her lawful and decent burial.
Lucy and her three siblings had previously been sent to live with their aunt, Sigrid Rausing, as their parents' lives descended into chaos.
Food-packaging giant Tetra Pak was founded by Lucy's great-grandfather Ruben. The family has an estimated £6 billion fortune.
Eva Rausing, Lucy's mother passed away in 2012 from a drugs overdose after going on a binge
Police officers are pictured outside Lucy's mother's former home in London's Belgravia, where she was found dead in 2012 following a drug overdose
Lucy's grandfather Hans Rausing is pictured in 2001. He died on August 30 aged 93
Lucy's wedding comes just days after her grandfather Hans died in his sleep at the age of 93.
A family statement said the Swedish billionaire died peacefully at his Wadhurst Park estate in East Sussex last Friday with his wife Marit by his side.
His co-inheritance of Tetra Pak saw him become one of the richest men in Britian after revolutionising the milk industry.
The son of Ruben, he co-inherited the company from his father and held roles as chief executive and chairman of Tetra Pak, which later became the Tetra Laval group.
Tetra Pak revolutionised the way milk was packaged, creating a low cost, light weight, hygienic alternative to glass bottles and becoming a globally used product from the 1960s onward.
Hans ran the packaging firm from 1950 until 1995, when he retired selling his share of the business to his brother Gad Rausing for around £5.7 billion.
He moved to an estate in Sussex to avoid Swedish taxes in 1982, creating a deer park and pursuing his interests in sporting and country life.
He and his brother Gad toppled the Queen from the Sunday Times Rich List in 1994 thanks to their food packaging and equipment empire.
In a joint statement, his children Lisbet, Sigrid and Hans Kristian said: 'Our father was an extraordinary man, achieving so many things in his long and distinguished career as entrepreneur and industrialist, and then as a philanthropist supporting multiple charities and foundations.
'We are very proud of that, but most of all we will cherish our fond memories of him as a loving father and devoted family man.'
He is survived by Lucy's father Hans Kristian, his siblings Lisbet and Sigrid, Lucy and six other grandchildren.
Hans Kristian Rausing are pictured accompanying other family members outside the church where his daughter married her fiancee
The couple married at St Mary's in Lasborough, Gloucestershire (left), near the family estate Lasborough Park (right)
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