Stars join Murdoch, Hall at day-after wedding bash

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch (left) and his new bride, former US model Jerry Hall outside St Bride's church on Fleet Street in London on March 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Rupert Murdoch (centre) flanked by his sons Lachlan (left) and James arrive at St Bride's church on Fleet Street in London on March 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Rupert Murdoch and his new bride, former model Jerry Hall pose for a photograph outside St Bride's church on Fleet Street in London on March 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Actor Michael Caine and his wife Shakira arrive at St Bride's church on March 5, 2016 for a service to celebrate the wedding of Mogul Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall. PHOTO: REUTERS
James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn Hufschmid arrive at St Bride's church on Fleet Street in London on March 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber his wife Madeleine Gurdon arrive at St Bride's church on Fleet Street in London on March 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Lachlan Murdoch and his wife Sarah arrive at St Bride's church on Fleet Street in London on March 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

LONDON (AFP) - Celebrities including Michael Caine turned out Saturday to help octogenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch and model Jerry Hall celebrate their wedding at a storied London church.

A day after they got hitched in a civil ceremony, the pair were joined by media and entertainment figures including Live Aid guru Bob Geldof and Rebekah Brooks, the head of Murdoch's British publishing business.

Hall, wearing a light blue Vivienne Westwood dress and carrying a bouquet, arrived on the arm of her son James, one of four children she had with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.

The other three Jagger-Hall children, Elizabeth, Georgia May and Gabriel, were also in attendance.

Other guests included composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, playwright Tom Stoppard, artist Tracey Emin, veteran Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre and former BBC creative director Alan Yentob.

The day-after event took place at St Bride's Church, known as "the spiritual home of the media" in Fleet Street, which is the historic heart of Britain's press although major publications are no longer based in the area.

Murdoch, 84, and 59-year-old Hall got engaged two months ago, resulting in the media mogul's fourth marriage and Hall's first - though she had a long-term relationship with Mick Jagger.

The couple had tied the knot Friday in a civil ceremony at Spencer House, an elegant 18th-century mansion in London's exclusive St James's district which was built for an ancestor of the late Diana, princess of Wales.

With an estimated fortune of more than US$11 billion, Murdoch owns some of the world's most famous newspapers including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post and British tabloid The Sun.

His third marriage to Wendi Deng ended in 2013 amid media reports that she had developed a crush on Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair, a friend of the couple. Blair has denied any impropriety.

Hall had a Hindu wedding ceremony with Jagger in 1990 in Bali, although a court ruled the ceremony was not legally binding when they split up nine years later.

Australian-born Murdoch, who is a US citizen, and Texan Hall were first pictured together in October at the Rugby World Cup final in London.

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