Sunday 5 May 2019

Photos: Asos billionaire tycoon buries his 3 children killed in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday terror attack

A funeral service has been held for the three children of the Asos billionaire who were killed in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka. Fashion tycoon Anders Holch Povlsen was seen comforting his wife Anne and daughter Astrid as the flower-covered coffins of his three children Alfred, Alma and Agnes emerged from their hearses at Aarhus Cathedral in Denmark.
Alfred's coffin with a bouquet of balloons attached and blue flowers was the first to be carried from the cathedral followed by those of his sisters
Astrid was seen walking with her parents towards one of the three hearses to cut a bouquet of balloons from a coffin. Today's service was attended by members of the Danish Royal Family and the country's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen. Crown Princess Mary could be seen holding her daughter Princess Isabella as she was flanked by her son Prince Vincent and daughter Princess Josephine.
At a memorial service last week Mr Povlsen described the family's loss as 'utterly incomprehensible' but thanked family, friends and neighbours in the Danish town of Brande for their love and support and promised to come through the tragedy 'together'. He was staying with his family at the Shangri-La Hotel in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo when it was hit by suicide bombers Zahran Hashim, suspected plot mastermind, and Ilham Ibrahim, the son of a millionaire spice merchant. His son Alfred and two daughters Alma and Agnes were killed in the blast, while his third daughter Astrid survived.
It is thought he was injured in the attacks himself, though it is not clear how seriously he was hurt.
Anders Holch Povlsen and his wife Anne stand before the three flower-adorned coffins of their children as their surviving daughter Astrid holds a bouquet of balloons outside Aarhus Cathedral
The coffins adorned with flowers and framed pictures of the children were carried out by family and friends of the victims
Anders Holch Povlsen, his wife Anne and their surviving daughter Astrid walk towards the three hearses of their murdered children Alfred, Alma and Agnes
Anders Holch Povlsen and his wife Anne accompany their surviving daughter Astrid as she prepares to cut a bouquet of balloons from one of the coffins
The girls' coffins were covered with pink and purple balloons along with their smiling faces in picture frames
Anders Holch Povlsen and his wife Anne walk across the cobbles outside the church with their surviving daughter Astrid
Alfred's coffin with a bouquet of balloons attached and blue flowers was the first to be carried from the cathedral followed by those of his sisters
Anders Holch Povlsen and his Anne and daughter Astrid stand outside the Aarhus cathedral (far right) as the bishop looks on at their coffins
An emotional funeral service is being held for the three children of the billionaire Asos tycoon who were killed in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Police officers inspects a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo a day after a bomb ripped through the building on Easter Sunday

4 comments:

  1. Bose16:53

    O ma she o...

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  2. Boluwatife Adeosun16:55

    Waoh, very sad

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  3. What a sad sad loss...

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  4. Ebele Coker00:33

    God forbid oh! May their souls rest in perfect peace amen.

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