Prudence Murdoch
Prue Murdoch MacLeod, Rupert’s eldest child from his first marriage to Booker, was born in 1958 in Australia. When her parents split, Prue chose to live with her father and his new wife, Anna Torv, as detailed in Michael Wolff’s 2008 book, The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch, published in Vanity Fair. Relocating to London and later New York, she completed her high school education there.
While briefly employed at her father’s paper, News of the World, Prue has had a tumultuous relationship with Rupert. Their major falling out occurred after a 1997 press conference where Rupert referred to his “three children,” omitting Prue. In one of her rare public statements, Prue mentioned, “I rang up, I screamed at him, I hung up. He was very upset.” She recounted that Rupert later made amends by sending an extravagant gift of flowers and two clementine trees.
Prue has been married twice. Her first marriage in 1986 was to Crispin Odey, a London hedge fund manager, which ended in divorce the following year. In 1989, she married Alasdair MacLeod, despite her disapproval of his subsequent employment under Rupert, according to Wolff. Prudence and Alasdair now reside in Sydney with their three children: James, Angus, and Clementine.
Rupert Murdoch Children (All about his Sons and Daughters)
Rupert Murdoch Children: Rupert Murdoch has been married four times and has six children with three of his wives: Prudence (with his first wife Patricia Booker), Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James (with his second wife Anna Torv), and Chloe and Grace (with his third wife Wendi Deng).
After divorcing his fourth wife Jerry Hall in August 2022, Rupert announced his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith on March 20, 2023, but they called off the engagement a few weeks later.
Rupert’s eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, will take over his business empire, Fox Corp and News Corp. On Sept. 21, Fox News announced that Rupert will step down as chairman in November and pass his authority to Lachlan. Lachlan became chairman and CEO of FOX in 2019 and will now have the honorary title of “chairman emeritus” after his father’s retirement.
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