By Shirley Farmer 
Rupert Murdoch and Elena Zhukova are already married. The 93-year-old media mogul and the 67-year-old retired molecular biologist tied the knot on Saturday, June 1, at Moraga, the groom's wine estate in California. progress the sunOwned by the News Corporation group, from which the Australian made his fortune.
The newlyweds were photographed at the Santa Monica Hotel, after the intimate ceremony that included some notable guests such as Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots football team, or Robert Thompson, CEO of News Corp.
The bride, Elena Zhukova, wore a floor-length dress midi With a boat-shaped neckline, designed by British designer Emilia Wickstead, accompanied by bouquet From lilies of the valley. The groom chose a classic black suit, and completed it with a tie Jacquard yellow.
Rupert Murdoch married Elena Zhukova yesterday at his vineyard in Bel Airhttps://t.co/ddtLnb8ojd pic.twitter.com/qPrZ9hGEHR
– Brian Stelter (@bryanstelter) June 2, 2024
Murdoch and Zhukova's engagement was announced in March this year, after a few months of dating. The couple were introduced by the businessman's third wife, Wendi Deng, last summer, after Rupert Murdoch ended his engagement to Anne Leslie Smith, a former San Francisco police chaplain.
Elena Zhukova is also divorced, having previously been married to Russian-born British businessman Alexander Zhukov, with whom she has a daughter, Dasha Zhukova – the ex-wife of Roman Abramovich, the Russian oligarch, former president of Chelsea, who adds Israeli and Portuguese citizenship. The two broke up in 2018.
This is Rupert Murdoch's fifth marriage, and he has six children: Prudence, aged 66, from his marriage (1956-1967) to Patricia Booker; Elizabeth (55 years old), Lachlan (52 years old), and James (51 years old) from his marriage to Scottish journalist Anna Torv, which lasted more than three decades, between 1967 and 1999; Grace (23 years old) and Chloe (21 years old) from his relationship with Wendi Deng, whom he married between 1999 and 2013.
Murdoch was also married to the famous model Jerry Hall, between 2016 and 2022, and is the former partner of Mick Jagger.
According to the magazine ForbesThe businessman's wealth is estimated at approximately $19 billion (more than 17.5 billion euros). In September 2023, he relinquished leadership of News Corp, which passed to his son, Lachlan Murdoch.