Rupert Murdoch And Jerry Hall Get Engaged

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall have announced their engagement.

Mr Murdoch, 84, and his wife-to-be placed an advert in the Births, Marriages and Deaths section of the Murdoch-owned Times newspaper.

The notice read: "Mr Rupert Murdoch, father of Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan, James, Grace and Chloe Murdoch, and Miss Jerry Hall, mother of Elizabeth, James, Georgia and Gabriel Jagger, are delighted to announce their engagement."

Mr Murdoch reportedly began seeing the former model and partner of Mick Jagger last summer after they met in Australia.

Miss Hall, 59, was born in Texas but has lived in London for some time.

Her marriage to Rolling Stones star Jagger took place in Bali in 1990 but was later declared invalid by the high court.

The engagement between she and Mr Murdoch was decided during the weekend.

A spokesman for the Murdoch family told the paper: "They have loved these past months together, are thrilled to be getting married and excited about their future."