Philanthropist Evelyn de Rothschild dies aged 91

Sir Evelyn de Rothschild has died aged 91

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Financier and philanthropist Sir Evelyn de Rothschild has died aged 91, according to a family statement.

The businessman, born in London in 1931 and a scion of the Rothschild financial dynasty, is understood to have suffered a stroke two years ago and caught Covid earlier this year, but his family said he died “peacefully at home”.