Hans Rausing: Heir to a fortune who turned his back on the business

The troubled life of Tetra Pak heir Hans Kristian Rausing is testament to the age-old adage that money can't buy you happiness.

For proof that money doesn't buy happiness, look no further than the Rausings. Last week, the saga of one of Britain's richest couples came to a tragic conclusion when police found Eva Rausing dead in their £70m Chelsea home. Her husband, Hans Kristian Rausing, was arrested on suspicion of her murder, then charged with preventing the lawful burial of her body.

Hans, now 49, was heir to the Tetra Pak fortune (see below). But it was clear from a young age that he was not cut out to take over from his father, says John Bingham in The Daily Telegraph. "Mr Rausing senior attempted to involve his son in his businesses, but with little visible success. It is claimed that at board meetings the younger man said little, if anything."

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