They announced their engagement¹ in the births, marriages and deaths section of the Times newspaper, which is owned by Mr Murdoch's News Corporation company.

 

It will be the fourth marriage for Mr Murdoch, 84, and the first for Miss Hall, 59, although she lived with singer Sir Mick Jagger for many years.

 

The new relationship reportedly began in the summer. A spokesman² said: "They have loved these past months together."

 

They were "thrilled to be getting married and excited about their future", he added.

 

Australian-born Mr Murdoch, who now has US nationality, split³ up with his third wife Wendi Deng in 2013.

 

American Miss Hall's 23-year relationship with Rolling Stones frontman Jagger, with whom she had four children, ended in 1999.

 

Mr Murdoch and Miss Hall were first spotted⁴ together in public in October at the Rugby World Cup final in London between Australia and New Zealand.

 

The couple were introduced to each other in Australia by one of Mr Murdoch's sisters and his niece, The Times reports.

 

It says the couple got engaged while in Los Angeles at the weekend, where they attended the Golden Globe awards ceremony.

 

According to Forbes in 2015, Rupert Murdoch and his family have a net worth of $11.2 billion, making him the 77th richest person on the planet.

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