Background
Rau is the maternal granddaughter of former President Gustav Heinemann.
Rau is the maternal granddaughter of former President Gustav Heinemann.
She attended boarding school in Switzerland and Scotland (Gordonstoun, where The Prince Andrew was one of her classmates). Subsequently, she studied political science, economics and history at the University College of Wales and at King"s College London.
The couple had three children: Anna Christina (1983), Philip Immanuel (1985) and Laura Helene (1986). The family lived in Elberfeld until 1999, and then moved to Berlin. She was the patron of: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Germany, the Müttergenesungswerk, the Bundesverband der Organtransplantierten, the Deutsche Kinderund Jugendstiftung the Red Cross Youth of Germany.
Austria: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004) Estonia: Recipient 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (November 2000) Iceland: Dame Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon (1 July 2003) Latvia: Recipient 1st Class of the Order of the Three Stars Spain: Dame Gran Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (8 November 2002).
