Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, accompanied by her lawyer, leaves the High Court in London July 30, 2019. The princess has applied for a forced marriage protection order, custody of their children and for a non-molestation order.

The estranged wife of Dubai’s ruler, who dramatically fled her sheikh husband last month, surfaced in the UK, ready to engage in what will certainly be a nasty legal battle to retain custody of the couple’s two small children.

Princess Haya, 45, the sixth wife of billionaire Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 70, fled Dubai in late June with her seven-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter, along with $31 million dollars.

In addition to custody of her children, the princess is asking the court for a forced marriage protection order and a non-molestation order for herself.

The princess made an appearance in the central London court, however, her husband was not present. Although the court has ordered details of the proceedings to be kept under tight wraps, what is known is that the sheikh has asked for his children to be returned to Dubai.

The details of the protection order requested by the princess have not been made public. As reported by CNN, “A forced marriage protection order can be made under English law to protect a person from being forced into a marriage or help someone already in forced marriage, for example by preventing the person from being taken abroad.”…
Estranged Wife of Dubai’s Ruler Surfaces in UK for Court Battle

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