A Swedish billionaire who hid his wife's body in a barricaded room for two months has been knighted for his services to the arts.
What?!
Hans Kristian Rausing was so distraught by the passing of his first wife in 2012 that he could not 'confront the reality' of her death and 'could not cope' without her. So Eva, who died of suspected heart failure and drug use aged 48, was left in the bedroom they shared upstairs wrapped in bin bags and bed linen.
And he was only caught when he decided to drive like a lunatic (because he was a lunatic,clearly) and actually had the misfortune to cross the path of some traffic cops.
Mr Rausing was also struggling with addiction at the time and was only caught when he was arrested for driving erratically in Wandsworth eight weeks later.
But,hey, why should any of that be a bar to being granted an honour, in our devalued system?
More than a decade later, Mr Rausing will now become a Sir thanks to his contributions to the art industry since he turned his life around.
What contibutions?
The philanthropist has donated to art institutions like the National Gallery and supported charities throughout the pandemic by giving them hundreds of millions of pounds.
Ah, he bought his way in.
2 comments:
"he bought his way in."
It's only fair, given that most other "gifts" by politicians are bought. Did someone mention the House of Lards?
"So Eva, [...] was left in the bedroom [...] wrapped in bin bags and bed linen"
For a second there' I though that was the 'Art'. You never know these days
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