Julia Rausing
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Julia Helen Rausing (née Delves Broughton; 11 February 1961 – 18 April 2024) was a British philanthropist. She co-founded the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust with her husband in 2014, which became one of the largest philanthropic funds in the UK.
Julia Helen Delves Broughton was born in 1961 to Sir Evelyn Delves Broughton, 12th Baronet and Helen Delves Broughton (née Shore). She had an older sister, Isabella Blow, a younger brother, John, and a younger sister, Lavinia. Julia and her sisters grew up at Doddington Hall in Cheshire and studied at Heathfield School.[1]
Early career
Broughton, like her sisters, was left £5000 by her father on his death. The majority of his wealth was left to his third wife. Broughton worked as a personal assistant and then as a secretary at Christie's. She became a senior director there.[1]
Broughton met Hans Rausing in the early 2000s at Christie's. She supported him after the death of his first wife and psychiatric hospitalisation, and they married at Woburn Abbey in July 2014.[1]