Fugitive Russian oligarch, 51, and his model wife, 38, who once bought UK’s most expensive house give £1million to NHS to help in coronavirus battle
- Andrey Borodin and Tatiana Korsakova own a £140m 18th century mansion
- Borodin was granted UK asylum in 2013 while facing fraud accusation in Russia
- Royal Berkshire NHS Trust hailed the couple’s donation as ‘incredible’
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A fugitive Russian oligarch, 51, and his model wife, 38, have donated £1million to the NHS to help in the coronavirus battle.
Ex-banker Andrey Borodin and his model wife Tatiana Korsakova said brave doctors and nurses deserve the donation, which has been hailed as ‘incredible’.
The couple are worth an estimated £410million. They bought what was at the time Britain’s most pricey home – an 18th century country house near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, for £140million nine years ago.
Andrey Borodin and his model wife Tatiana Korsakova (both pictured) have donated £1 million to the NHS
The couple bought what was at the time Britain’s most pricey home – an 18th century country house near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, (pictured) for £140million nine years ago
Borodin was granted asylum in the UK after being accused of fraud in Russia in 2013. Andrey and another former official at the Bank of Moscow were sought over a case involving a loan worth £276million in Russia.
The former CEO then set up home with Tatiana and his children attended a school in Berkshire.
In a statement, the couple said: ‘We sincerely thank the brave and selfless NHS workers for their hard work and commitment.
Model Tatiana Korsakova is pictured posing for the camera (left) and strutting through the streets of London (right)
‘We understand that there are thousands of NHS workers in our local community who go above and beyond in their patient care, and at this time more than ever.’
The couple’s donation will be used to create wellbeing services and a facility for the NHS workers to rest at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, in Reading.
Steve McManus, chief executive of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, said: ‘This is an incredible donation at a very challenging time, and we are extremely grateful to Andrey and Tatiana for their generosity and thoughtfulness.’
The wealthy couple are pictured together at a party in London in June 2014
