Instead, he travelled in his youth before meeting Eva Kemeny while in drug rehabilitation in the United States.
In common with other members of the Rausing family, they settled in London (and Barbados), and donated millions of pounds to charities, in particular those concerned with drug awareness and addiction prevention.
[5] They were charged with possession of a large amount of cocaine and smaller quantities of crack, heroin and cannabis after a Scotland Yard investigation.
They admitted possessing Class A drugs (cocaine and heroin) and received a police caution.
[9][10] Together they set up the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust, which gives away around GBP 50 million each year, making it one of the largest philanthropic funds in the UK.