What made Dubai’s princesses run away?

Beyond Today

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🗓️ 9 March 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the 70-year-old billionaire ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, has been found by the High Court in London to have abducted and forcibly returned two of his daughters to Dubai, and to have conducted a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, Princess Haya. Princess Haya used to speak of a perfect family life in interviews, but cracks began to appear in 2018 when Sheikha Latifa, one of Sheikh Mohammed's adult daughters with another wife, tried to flee the UAE with the help of a former French spy and a Finnish fitness instructor. A boat carrying them was intercepted at sea off the coast of India and Sheikha Latifa was returned to Dubai. Journalists Vanessa Grigoriadis from Vanity Fair and Haroon Siddique from the Guardian have been following the story. Presenter: Matthew Price Producers: Duncan Barber and Rory Galloway Mixed by Emma Crowe Editor: Philly Beaumont

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0:48.0	Hello, I'm Matthew Price. This is Beyond Today from BBC Radio 4. We ask one big question about one big story. Today, what made Dubai's princesses run away. Now at first it started as just rumors, but they didn't go away. And now in a court in London, a judge has said
1:13.6	he believes the rumors are true.
1:15.8	And that leaves the Queen, British Horse Racing,
1:18.3	and the whole foreign service with a bit of difficulty.
1:22.4	I felt it before I heard it.
1:25.0	The heartbeat of the place I knew I belonged.
1:30.0	Dubai isn't just a place that lots of people like to go on holiday, it's also a place with influence.
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