Congratulations are in order for , who has . The retired media impresario, 93, and molecular biologist Elena, 67, , confirming the news the following afternoon. The ceremony comes just over a year after Rupert called off his engagement to former police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, which was announced last April.
He has previously been married to , as well as Wendi Deng, journalist Anna Torv and former flight attendant Patricia Booker, and . He and Jerry ended their marriage in 2022. in his new relationship.
Elena is a retired molecular biologist. first reported the couple's engagement news in March, reporting that they had been introduced by Murdoch's third wife, Wendi Deng. While , she was pictured at a private dinner to celebrate Miami Art Basel in December 2010.
The event was hosted by Wendi, suggesting they have indeed been long-time acquaintances. Elena's daughter is none other than Dasha Zhukova, who was married to billionaire Roman Abramovich. The pair, who wed in 2008 and had two children together, split in 2017 and Dasha was given $92 million worth of property in the divorce, according to .
Dasha went on to wed Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos III, a man of equally staggering wealth and influence. Their no-expenses-spared January 2020 wedding in St Moritz was attended by Princess Beatrice as well as Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. Ann has worked in modelling, radio, and as a Christian minister for the Manteca Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff's Office, b.
