Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 93, married Abramovich's former mother-in-law. Photo

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 93, celebrated his fifth wedding by marrying Elena Zhukova in a secret ceremony at his California estate. The 67-year-old is a biologist and diabetes expert, as well as the former mother-in-law of Russian businessman Roman Abramovich.

This was reported by the Daily Mail. The founder of News Corp, whose fortune is estimated at 800 million hryvnias, announced his engagement to a Russian woman in March this year after less than nine months of relationship. Photos from the wedding show the couple posing in a garden after the ceremony. Zhukova is holding a bouquet of white flowers.

As you know, the couple started dating last summer after the billionaire called off his engagement to vineyard owner Ann Leslie Smith. Murdoch and Zhukova became close and were spotted cruising the Mediterranean during their summer vacation in August 2023.

The bride is the mother of Dasha Zhukova, a Russian socialite known for her marriage to Russian oligarch and former owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman Abramovich.

The Russian woman herself is a molecular biologist who specializes in diabetes research. She was previously married to billionaire Alexander Zhukov. The Russian woman lived in America for more than three decades after leaving the Russian Federation in 1991 with her daughter.

Before her retirement, Zhukova worked in the medical research department at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sources say that she spends a lot of time with her grandchildren – the children of her daughter and Abramovich.

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