Love in the air – Rupert Murdoch announces his fifth wedlock at 92

At 92 years, Rupert Murdoch announced that he is ready to marry for the fifth time. The billionaire announced his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, a 66-year-old former police chaplain.

According to sources, Murdoch told one of his own publications: "I dreaded falling in love - but I knew this would be my last. It better be. I'm happy." He split with fourth wife Jerry Hall last year. The wedding will take place in late summer.

Murdoch was previously married to Australian flight attendant Patricia Booker, Scottish-born journalist Anna Mann, and Chinese-born entrepreneur Wendi Deng. Murdoch said that he proposed to Smith on St Patrick's Day. Smith's late husband was Chester Smith, a country singer and radio and TV executive.

Murdoch, who has six children from his first three marriages, added: "We're both looking forward to spending the second half of our lives together." Murdoch's business empire includes the Fox News in the US and the tabloid The Sun in the UK.