If the latest instalment in the Murdoch family saga tells us anything, it is that while the patriarch no longer jokes about immortality, he’s at least retained his dark sense of humour.Clutching the hand of his latest bride, the 93-year-old Rupert, dressed in a sombre dark blue suit, white shirt and a white spotted blue tie, strode into the Nevada Probate Court on Monday morning to discuss his death, or at least, what might happen afterwards.The only concessions to his advancing years were his shoes — comfortable grey sneakers — and the subtle assistance from wife number five, Elena Zhukova, a retired Russian biologist 25 years his junior.Rupert Murdoch’s passing has long been a topic of conjecture, among his rivals, business associates, his legion of biographers, gossip columnists and, more recently, his family.When asked about his impending demise, he would often bat up this retort: “I just want to live forever. I enjoy myself too much.”Rupert Murdoch’s bitter family feud…
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