On 8 July, 2012, the philanthropist and writer Sigrid Rausing flew with her family to their summer house by the sea in Sweden. Eva Rausing had lain there since 7 May, when her heart, weakened by years of drug dependence, had finally given up. Outwardly, the three Rausing children, with their green eyes and brown hair, were peas in a pod. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Sigrid (left) and Eva Rausing at a party at the Four Seasons Hotel in London, 2002. • Mayhem by Sigrid Rausing is published by Hamish Hamilton (£16.99).

Source: The Guardian September 03, 2017 07:52 UTC