Dubai’s Princess Haya seeks legal protection in London

cde.news desk 31 July 2019, 06:30 · 1 min read

epa07749335 (FILE) - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (R), Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai arrives with Princess Haya bint Al Hussein (L) during the World Government Summit 2017 at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 14 February 2017 (reissued 31 July 2019). Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the estranged wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is seeking a protection order in Britain. EPA-EFE/STR

Princess Haya bint Al-Hussein, the estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler, has requested a forced marriage protection order in a London court. The princess is locked in a legal row with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum over the welfare of their two children.

Princess Haya, the daughter of Jordan’s late King Hussein, reportedly fled Dubai earlier this year.

The UK protective orders can be used to help victims of forced marriages and domestic abuse. The forced marriage protective order applied to the children, while the non-molestation order related to herself, the court heard.

The sheikh’s lawyers applied for the children to be sent back to Dubai.

Sheikh Mohammed, 70, married Princess Haya — believed to be his sixth wife — in 2004. The sheikh has more than 20 children by different wives.

Via CNN / The Guardian

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Dubai’s Princess Haya seeks legal protection in London

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