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Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries fifth wife as he weds Elena Zhukova, 67

02 June 2024 , 15:20
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Rupert Murdoch is married again (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Rupert Murdoch is married again (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Rupert Murdoch has tied the knot for the fifth time after exchanging vows at his Californian vineyard and estate.

The Sky News founder, 93, married 67-year-old Elena Zhukova at the ceremony at Moraga. The retired biologist, originally from Moscow, Russia, wore a white dress, while her new husband opted for a dark suit and patterned yellow tie.

The couple were spotted mingling with guests at his $22million Moraga Estate winery in Bel-Air during the ceremony.

The media mogul proposed to Elenain March, with the engagement marking his second within a year. Despite the high-profile proposal, no huge diamond ring could be seen at the time time as the pair were spotted 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 at the time.

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Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries fifth wife as he weds Elena Zhukova, 67Rupert Murdoch, 93, with his new wife Elena Zhukova, 67 (PA)
Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries fifth wife as he weds Elena Zhukova, 67Elena is the media mogul's fifth wife (PA)

The couple reportedly met last year at a gathering. In August 2022, Murdoch called time on his marriage to fourth wife Jerry Hall.

He was previously married to entrepreneur Wendi Deng, but the pair divorced in 2014 after 14 years of being married. The couple share two daughters together.

His first divorce came in 1966 when he split from first wife Patricia Booker. The couple share a daughter together. He then went on to tie the knot with Anna Murdoch Mann, a Scottish journalist. The duo exchanged vows in 1999 and went on to have three children together.

Murdoch announced he was stepping down from his role at News Corp in 2023, making his son Lachlan the sole chair. His media empire, which started in Australia in the 1950s, included buying the News Of The World and The Sun in 1969, the New York Post, Wall Street Journal and TV channel Fox News, which was launched in 1996.

Jamie Roberts

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