Television magnate Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, is to divorce her husband Matthew Freud, it has been reported.

The Mail on Sunday claimed the Burford-based couple would begin divorce proceedings this week after 13 years of marriage. They were married at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock in 2001.

Ms Murdoch, 46, and Mr Freud, 50, who owns a public relations business and is the great-grandson of psychotherapist Sigmund Freud, had two children together as well as two each from previous marriages.

Our top stories

  • Do you want alerts delivered straight to your phone via our WhatsApp service? Text NEWS or SPORT or NEWS AND SPORT, depending on which services you want, and your full name to 07767 417704. Save our number into your phone’s contacts as Oxford Mail WhatsApp and ensure you have WhatsApp installed.