Sri Lanka: ASOS owner Anders Holch Povlsen loses three of his four children during Sunday attack – 22/04/2019

The richest man in Denmark, Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of ASOS online clothing store, lost three of his four children in the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday. A few days before the attacks, one of Povlsen's daughters, Alma, shared Instagram footage of the holidays of her brothers Astrid, Agnes and Alfred, at the edge of a pool. It is still unclear which of the four has survived.

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Povlsen is, moreover, the second largest private owner in the UK and the largest shareholder of ASOS and owner of the clothing chain, Bestseller.

The whole family was in Sri Lanka and was enjoying the Easter holidays to be surprised by the attacks. But there are no more details about where they were when the attacks took place.

"Unfortunately, we can confirm the information," said a Bestseller spokesman. "We ask them to respect the privacy of the family and we will therefore make no comment in the future," he added.

An empire and a love for Scotland

Povlsen's father, Troels, started his fashion empire with a single store in 1975. He now employs 15,000 people and owns brands such as Only, Jack & Jones and Vero Moda, as well as close to 30% of ASOS. It has a network of 2,700 stores and operates in more than 15,000 multi-brand locations in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Australia and India.

His fortune is estimated at £ 5,400 million, some of which 6,300 million euros. Forbes magazine goes even further and aims to overcome 7,000 million euros.

Povlsen, 46, is married to Anne Storm Pedersen. The couple met when Anne started working for ASOS Sales. Povlsen was declared, precisely by Forbes, the richest man in Denmark.

Povlsen has most of his business in Britain, where he is the largest private owner.

The Danish millionaire has 11 properties in Scotland, as well as a castle (the castle of Aldourie), which covers in total the surroundings 900 square kilometers.

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Britain's largest private landowner, it exceeds the Dukes of Atholl, with over 580 square kilometers, and even the Prince of Wales, which has about 526 square kilometers.

Povlsen and his wife Anne are some lovers of Scotland and they began buying land until they became the largest private property owners in the country.

In a letter posted on his website a few days ago, Anders explained that at their death, they planned to transfer their properties and their vision of the "reconstruction" and conservation of their land in Scotland. to his children, says the newspaper on Monday The country.

The number of victims of Sunday attacks rose to 290. The attacks targeted Catholic churches and luxury hotels all over the island. Authorities accuse a small radical Islamic group, probably aided by an "international network" of terrorists.

Among the victims, there are several foreigners, 36 in total. Povlsen's children would be the only three dead Danes. In the list, there are British citizens, a Portuguese, Turks, Australians and Chinese, among others. But the authorities did not give the names of these people.

The Danish Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday that three Danes had been killed and a spokesman for the Povlsen family confirmed that the victims were the billionaire's children.

The wedding resides in Constantinsborg, a renovated neo-clbadical palace near Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark. But, despite all the money that he cherishes, Povlsen is known to have sent his children to study at public schools, which demonstrates its confidence in Danish education, one of the best in the world.

Sources: The Vanguardia