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Tony Blair is godfather to Rupert Murdochs daughter
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of The Telegraph (One of the UK's leading newspapers)
Posted: September 13th, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/8740530/...
Tony Blair is godfather to one of Rupert Murdochs young children, it has emerged in an interview with the media tycoons wife Wendi. The former prime minister was reportedly present in March last year when Murdochs two daughters by his third wife were baptised on the banks of the Jordan. The information was not made public and its disclosure in an interview with Mrs Murdoch in Vogue will prove highly embarrassing for Mr Blair. His close ties to the Murdochs could explain his reluctance to condemn the News International phone hacking scandal. In July, it was reported that he asked Gordon Brown to put pressure on Tom Watson, the Labour MP who helped expose the scandal, to drop his investigation. Last night, Mr Blairs spokesman refused to comment, but a News Corp source confirmed that Mr Blair was godfather to Grace, as was Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdochs eldest son. While Mrs Murdoch does not comment on Mr Blair directly, the article states that Miss Kidman, Mr Jackman and Mr Blair are godparents. It claims that Mr Blair attended the Jordanian ceremony garbed in white and describes him as one of Mrs Murdochs closest friends. They have a mutual friend in Queen Rania of Jordan, who hosted the baptism. Both women were recently on the judging panel for a film prize organised by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.
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