The Sun shines on Rebekah..for now: Ex-tabloid editor sips beer on Sydney yacht with the Murdochs ahead of trial
Rebekah Brooks, the former tabloid
editor who faces trial later this year, soaks up the sun in Australia on
a luxury yacht with her husband Charlie.
The couple, guests of Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan and his wife Sarah, cruised round Sydney Harbour.
Mrs Brooks, 44, looked pale but relaxed as she sipped beer and enjoyed a meal on the boat with her companions.
Both couples and their children took a
four-hour trip aboard the 70ft Aquabay. Mr and Mrs Brooks also went out
in a dinghy for a paddle.
Brooks edited the News of the World from 2000 to 2003 before moving to edit The Sun and then becoming chief executive officer of the two papers’ parent group News International.
She will appear in court later this year over alleged illegal payments to public officials.
In a separate case, she and Mr Brooks, 50, from Churchill, Oxfordshire, are accused of perverting the course of justice.
Almost 200 Scotland Yard detectives are working on the three investigations linked to phone hacking.
The couple, guests of Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan and his wife Sarah, cruised round Sydney Harbour.
Mrs Brooks, 44, looked pale but relaxed as she sipped beer and enjoyed a meal on the boat with her companions.
Away from it all: Sarah Murdoch and husband
Lachlan are joined by Rebekah and Charlie Brooks, and their children,
for a cruise around Sydney Harbour
Tough year ahead: Rebekah and Charlie Brooks
managed to look relaxed while they paddled in a dinghy despite the
forthcoming trial
Brooks edited the News of the World from 2000 to 2003 before moving to edit The Sun and then becoming chief executive officer of the two papers’ parent group News International.
She will appear in court later this year over alleged illegal payments to public officials.
In a separate case, she and Mr Brooks, 50, from Churchill, Oxfordshire, are accused of perverting the course of justice.
Almost 200 Scotland Yard detectives are working on the three investigations linked to phone hacking.
Rarely seen: Lachlan Murdoch and his wife Sarah O'Hare joined the cruise
In court: Brooks, 44, ex-editor of The Sun and News of the World, and David Cameron’s former spin doctor
Coulson will face trial in September next year
Sharp exit: Brooks at her hearing in the Old Bailey