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Rupert Murdoch wedding guestlist: Gove, Brooks but no Cameron or Blair Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall wedding to include Brooks and Gove, but not PM
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Michael Gove and Sir Michael Caine will be among the guests but David Cameron and George Osborne will be conspicuous by their absence at the wedding event of the year for the British media and political elite.Michael Gove and Sir Michael Caine will be among the guests but David Cameron and George Osborne will be conspicuous by their absence at the wedding event of the year for the British media and political elite.
Rupert Murdoch, 84, will exchange vows with Jerry Hall, 59, on Saturday in a ceremony at St Bride’s church, just off Fleet Street in central London. It will come a day after the two were formally wed at a low key civil ceremony in a registry office. Rupert Murdoch, 84, will exchange vows with Jerry Hall, 59, on Saturday in a ceremony at St Bride’s church, just off Fleet Street in central London. It will come a day after the two were formally wed at a low-key civil ceremony in a registry office.
The BBC executive Alan Yentob, a longstanding friend of Hall’s, is a confirmed guest, and there is speculation that there will be a place on a top pew for Murdoch loyalist Boris Johnson. If the MP attends, it will give them an opportunity to discuss their shared interest in Brexit.The BBC executive Alan Yentob, a longstanding friend of Hall’s, is a confirmed guest, and there is speculation that there will be a place on a top pew for Murdoch loyalist Boris Johnson. If the MP attends, it will give them an opportunity to discuss their shared interest in Brexit.
The bride, who has been showing off her $4m (£2.8m), 20-carat “marquise cut” diamond engagement ring, is expected to wear a gown by the British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, a favourite of Hall’s and other celebrities such as Nigella Lawson.The bride, who has been showing off her $4m (£2.8m), 20-carat “marquise cut” diamond engagement ring, is expected to wear a gown by the British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, a favourite of Hall’s and other celebrities such as Nigella Lawson.
The event in the church will be officiated by Canon Alison Joyce, assisted by Fr Jonathan Morris from New York, who has done some work for Murdoch’s Fox News. Canon Alison Joyce will officiate at the church event, assisted by Fr Jonathan Morris from New York, who has done some work for Murdoch’s Fox News.
It is Murdoch’s fourth marriage and technically Hall’s first, after her 1992 Bali wedding to Mick Jagger was deemed legally void following an acrimonious high court battle. The couple met last summer and rapidly established a strong chemistry. It is Murdoch’s fourth marriage and technically Hall’s first, after her 1992 Bali wedding to Mick Jagger was deemed legally void following an acrimonious high court battle. Murdoch and Hall met last summer and rapidly established a strong chemistry.
About 100 people are expected to attend, including Murdoch’s niece Penny Fowler, who introduced the couple; Rebekah Brooks, recently restored to the job of News UK chief executive, and her husband, Charlie Brooks; plus Robert Thomson, former editor of the Times and now chief executive of News Corporation, and his wife, Ping.About 100 people are expected to attend, including Murdoch’s niece Penny Fowler, who introduced the couple; Rebekah Brooks, recently restored to the job of News UK chief executive, and her husband, Charlie Brooks; plus Robert Thomson, former editor of the Times and now chief executive of News Corporation, and his wife, Ping.
Tony Blair will not be there. The former prime minister was once a close friend of Murdoch’s and is godfather to his daughter Grace, but the two fell out after Blair made a solo visit to see Murdoch’s previous wife, Wendi Deng, at their Californian ranch two years ago. Tony Blair will not be there. The former prime minister was once a close friend of Murdoch’s and is godfather to his daughter Grace, but the two fell out after Blair made a solo visit to see Murdoch’s previous wife Wendi Deng at their Californian ranch two years ago.
On Friday Murdoch avoided the topic of marriage and continued to tweet about his favourite current subjects, the schisms in the Republican and Tory parties.On Friday Murdoch avoided the topic of marriage and continued to tweet about his favourite current subjects, the schisms in the Republican and Tory parties.
He took a pop at the US statistician Nate Silver, who correctly called the last presidential election, saying he had “not such [a] good prediction record these days”. On Thursday night he took a swipe at the UK government for making “obviously false claims aimed at scaring voters” in the EU referendum debate. He took a pop at the US statistician Nate Silver, who correctly called the last presidential election, saying he had “not such [a] good prediction record these days”. On Thursday night he swiped at the UK government for making “obviously false claims aimed at scaring voters” in the EU referendum debate.
Consider comparative primary turnouts for Republicans and Democrats. @natesilver not such good prediction record these days.Consider comparative primary turnouts for Republicans and Democrats. @natesilver not such good prediction record these days.
UK Brexit campaign gathers force as government makes obviously false claims aimed at scaring voters. Early days yet.UK Brexit campaign gathers force as government makes obviously false claims aimed at scaring voters. Early days yet.
The former News of the World editor Piers Morgan – once described by Murdoch as having “balls bigger than his brains” – wished his former boss well.The former News of the World editor Piers Morgan – once described by Murdoch as having “balls bigger than his brains” – wished his former boss well.
I'd like to wish my ex boss @rupertmurdoch all the best for his marriage to Jerry Hall tomorrow. Never seen him look so happy.I'd like to wish my ex boss @rupertmurdoch all the best for his marriage to Jerry Hall tomorrow. Never seen him look so happy.
In the top pews will be the 10 offspring Murdoch and Hall have between them, all of whom will have an official role in the ceremony.In the top pews will be the 10 offspring Murdoch and Hall have between them, all of whom will have an official role in the ceremony.
Hall has four children from her relationship with Jagger – Lizzy, 32, James, 30, Georgia May, 24, and Gabriel, 18 – and Murdoch has six from his three previous marriages – Prudence, Elisabeth, 47, Lachlan, 44, James, 43, Grace, 14, and Chloe, 12.Hall has four children from her relationship with Jagger – Lizzy, 32, James, 30, Georgia May, 24, and Gabriel, 18 – and Murdoch has six from his three previous marriages – Prudence, Elisabeth, 47, Lachlan, 44, James, 43, Grace, 14, and Chloe, 12.
Insiders say the occasion is a “significant statement” in the media mogul’s life. Murdoch believes he is back at the centre of power after five bruising years that shredded his reputation and cost him his back-channel to Downing Street, where he was accustomed to private meetings with a succession of prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Cameron.Insiders say the occasion is a “significant statement” in the media mogul’s life. Murdoch believes he is back at the centre of power after five bruising years that shredded his reputation and cost him his back-channel to Downing Street, where he was accustomed to private meetings with a succession of prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Cameron.
The reception will be held at Spencer House in St James’s Place, close to Murdoch’s London apartment where he was photographed with Brooks in 2011 after jetting in to take control of the phone-hacking scandal and declaring she was his priority. A former 18th-century aristocratic palace, Spencer House was built for the first Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales.The reception will be held at Spencer House in St James’s Place, close to Murdoch’s London apartment where he was photographed with Brooks in 2011 after jetting in to take control of the phone-hacking scandal and declaring she was his priority. A former 18th-century aristocratic palace, Spencer House was built for the first Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the honeymoon is likely to be aboard Murdoch’s superyacht, Vertigo, sailing around some of the world’s most exotic tropical hotspots.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the honeymoon is likely to be aboard Murdoch’s superyacht, Vertigo, sailing around some of the world’s most exotic tropical hotspots.
It’s all in sharp contrast to Murdoch’s last wedding, a showy affair aboard his yacht The Morning Glory moored off Manhattan. He and Deng were serenaded by Charlotte Church, and guests included the financier Michael Milken and the Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. It is all in sharp contrast to Murdoch’s last wedding, a showy affair aboard his yacht The Morning Glory moored off Manhattan. He and Deng were serenaded by Charlotte Church, and guests included the financier Michael Milken and the Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky.