The death of socialite Richard “Mörtel” Lugner has moved Austria. Now many people will have the opportunity to say goodbye to the entrepreneur.
The Austrian socialite Richard Lugner will be laid out for a memorial service in Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral. People can pay their last respects to Lugner on Saturday, August 31, the family told the APA news agency. “All Viennese, all of Austria and beyond are invited to the memorial service for Lugner in St. Stephen’s Cathedral to say goodbye together,” it said. During the course of the day, the businessman will be buried in a cemetery near his villa in Vienna-Grinzing, surrounded by his closest family and friends.
Lugner died on Monday at the age of 91. He also became internationally known through his visits to the Vienna Opera Ball, always accompanied by stars.
Source: Stern
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