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Emirati princess calls for new probe to find sister who vanished 21 years ago
Emirati princess Latifa Al Maktoum has urged police in the UK to reinvestigate the disappearance of her older sister, Princess Shamsa. Princess Latifa, who says she has been held captive in a “villa jail” in Dubai by her father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum since an attempt to flee in 2018, said Shamsa was…
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UAE: Princess Latifa asks UK police to reopen case into sister Shamsa’s kidnapping
Dubai’s Princess Latifa has urged British police to reopen its case into the kidnapping of her sister Shamsa by her father, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, according to a letter shared with the BBC. In a handwritten letter given to Cambridgeshire police on Wednesday, Latifa, who last week appeared in footage describing herself as a “hostage”…
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In Sheikh Mohammed the UK has a great friend – we should be more appreciative of his kindness
The ruler of Dubai transformed the bloodstock industry in Britain and has been generous to the country through difficult times. Most of us have learnt a lot about ourselves and a good deal about others this year. If we didn’t realise it before, we now know that there are two ways of reacting to a…
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Fiona Shackleton: ‘Divorce is either quick torture or slow torture’
The lawyer for royals and the ultra-rich on the pandemic boom in break-ups — and why she still believes in marriage. The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on many businesses, and for the cities where they operate. But for one activity in which London specialises — negotiating divorces for the rich and powerful — it…
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Charles Geekie, QC, who acts for Princess Haya, the former wife of Sheikh Mohammed
Charles Geekie, QC, at 1GC Family Law chambers, acts for Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, the former wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. Following an unsuccessful appeal to the Supreme Court by Sheikh Mohammed, the High Court has published a fact-finding judgment that said he had kidnapped two of his daughters.
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UAE: Free Dubai Ruler’s Captive Daughters
UK Court Concludes They Were Abducted, Forced Back to Dubai United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities should secure the freedom of two daughters of the ruler of Dubai, who a United Kingdom court found are being confined against their will, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 5, 2020, a UK family court published its ruling…
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Re: Al M handed down by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division
In the High Court of Justice Family Division Before: The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane President of the Family Division Re: Al M
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‘Even though she was a princess, all she ever wanted was to be free’
As the UK courts put the spotlight on the fate of the missing Princess Latifa, her best friend tells Radhika Sanghani why she hopes it could finally lead to her freedom…
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‘I Won’t Rest Until She’s Free’
Tiina Jauhiainen tried to help her best friend, Emirati Princess Latifa, escape from her stifling existence as the daughter of Dubai’s ruler. But in a dramatic intervention at sea, the princess was captured and returned to the UAE. A year later, Tiina is campaigning for her freedom, reports Radhika Sanghani
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Tiina of Iisalmi and Princess Latifa of Dubai, who knew too much
In March 2018, Finnish Tiina Jauhiainen was attacked in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Since then, she has dedicated her daily life to defend the rights of Princess Latifa al-Maktoum of Dubai.