Rupert Murdoch, the 93-year-old media mogul, married his 67-year-old partner Elena Zhukova in a private ceremony at his "Moraga" vineyard estate in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, with a few but glamorous guests.
This is Murdoch's fifth marriage, following his divorce from Jerry Hall in 2022 and a brief engagement to Ann Lesley Smith in 2023. Zhukova, a retired molecular biologist, was introduced to Murdoch by his third wife, Wendi Deng.
The couple, who met at a family gathering in 2023, looked happy and elegant in the wedding photos, with Murdoch wearing a dark suit and patterned yellow tie, and Zhukova wearing a white dress and holding a bouquet of Lily of the Valley flowers.
Murdoch's previous marriage to Jerry Hall ended in divorce in 2022 after six years, and he was briefly engaged to Ann Lesley Smith, a former San Francisco police chaplain, but they called it off due to differences in views.
The bride, Elena Zhukova, is a retired biologist who previously was married to billionaire Alexander Zakov and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's son-in-law.
The wedding was held under extreme secrecy, with security monitoring the estate and waiters guiding the guests, who arrived in luxury vehicles. The bride wore a dress by Emilia Wickstead.
The wedding was attended by guests including New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and News Corp chief executive Robert Thompson. This is Elena Zhukova's third marriage, as she was previously married to billionaire Alexander Zoukov.
Murdoch stepped down as chairman of Fox and News Corp recently, after over seven decades in the media industry. The wedding venue, Moraga, is where Murdoch and Bob Iger discussed Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox back in 2019.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq
Sources: The Independent, Yahoo News, The Toc, Starhit, Newsbreak, Perth Now, Newsbytes, Metro, The Times, The West