Rupert Murdoch has been spotted out with his 67-year-old fiancee for the first time since their engagement.
The 93-year-old media mogul proposed to girlfriend Elena Zhukova earlier this month, with the engagement marking Murdoch's second within a year.
Despite the high-profile proposal, no huge diamond ring could be seen this time, as the pair appeared to be lovingly linking arms on his 93rd birthday after taking a flight on a private jet. They seemed relaxed and smiled happily as they waited to be driven away in a limo by a chauffeur. The pair - who have a 26-year age difference - have already invited guests to their June wedding, which will be held at Rupert's California estate and vineyard.
Rupert Murdoch and new fiancé Elena Zhukova spend his 93rd birthday together (Diggzy / Jesal / SplashNews.com)
He popped the question for the sixth time (Diggzy / Jesal / SplashNews.com)They were rumoured to be dating last summer after the media titan's previous engagement to Ann Lesley Smith was called off. He was engaged to the former police chaplain for just two weeks before things ended. Although it was never publicly announced why, a source told Vanity Fair it was related to him becoming "increasingly uncomfortable with Smith’s outspoken evangelical views."
Smith, who was married to country singer and TV executive Chester Smith, described their meeting as a "gift from God", saying the pair speak "the same language" and "share the same beliefs", because her husband used to work in the media.
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Speaking of his St Patrick's Day proposal to Smith at the time, he told the New York Post : "I was very nervous … I dreaded falling in love – but I knew this would be my last. It better be. I’m happy."
He added: "We're both looking forward to spending the second half of our lives together."
The Daily Mail reported that Murdoch had proposed to Smith with a huge 11-carat diamond engagement ring, which was said to be worth upwards of $2.5 million.
And now Rupert's engagement to retired molecular biologist Elena marks the sixth time he's popped the question, after a string of public romances.
His first marriage was to ex-wife Patricia Booker in 1956, when he was 25 - the couple had their firstborn in 1958. He went on to marry Anna Maria Torv in 1967, Wendi Deng in 1999 and then Jerry Hall in 2016.
Rupert's most recent fiancee Elena is the mother of socialite and art collector Dasha Zhukova, who is famous for her marriage to Russian oligarch and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich. Happy couple Rupert and Elena were introduced by his third wife Wendi, who lives in New York, and Elena's daughter Dasha.
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