Media mogul Rupert Murdoch was allegedly served divorce papers by estranged wife Jerry Hall's lawyers as he was boarding his private jet at RAF Brize Norton, according to national newspaper reports.

Mr Murdoch, 91, was handed the legal documents in the car park of RAF Brize Norton just before he boarded the plane following his granddaughter Charlotte's wedding.

According to the paper,  a ‘shocked’ Mr Murdoch was handed the documents by private investigator Michael Colacicco, a former Metropolitan Police anti-terrorism officer.

A witness told The Mail on Sunday, Mr Murdoch was surrounded by his security but ‘didn’t react in time’ before Mr Colacicco thrust the paperwork into his hands.

‘He looked shocked, to put it mildly,’ the source said.

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On July 1 the former model filed for divorce in Los Angeles, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’

The day after, Mr Murdoch was photographed mingling with family outside St Mary’s Church in Westwell, near Burford, at granddaughter Charlotte and Luke Storey’s wedding.

Mr Murdoch was served with divorce papers the following ­Monday morning, said The Mail on Sunday.

Reports have claimed that billionaire Mr Murdoch, who is worth an estimated $17.7 billion (£14.7billion), ended his six-year marriage to Ms Hall in an email.

In 2019, the couple reportedly paid £11.25million for a property near Henley-on-Thames.

A year later, they snapped up a mansion which they bought to do up at a reported cost of £30million.

If the couple had moved there they would have been close to two of Mr Murdoch’s children who are known to the Oxfordshire area.

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The divorce will be a fourth for newspaper magnate Mr Murdoch, 91, while Ms Hall, 65, was previously long-term partner to Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger with whom she has four children.

Across their marriages, the pair have 10 children.

Mr Murdoch's representatives declined to comment. Miss Hall has been contacted for comment.

 

 

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