The legal battle between the royal pair will begin in a London court on July 30
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Dubai’s billionaire ruler has opened a legal case against his estranged wife Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, which is scheduled to be heard by a London court later this month.
The family division court case scheduled on July 30 pits Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum against Princess Haya, who is the daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan.
The hearing is expected to focus on a custody battle over the couple’s two young children now that the princess and her children have left Dubai.
Earlier this week, the BBC reported that Princess Haya was “afraid for her life” and had fled to Britain several months ago with her children seeking asylum and a divorce.
Sheikh Mohammed, who is also Prime Minister and Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates, did not officially comment but posted poems about heartbreak online.
Princess Haya — an accomplished Olympic equestrian on friendly terms with horse aficionado Queen Elizabeth II — is believed to be in Britain, where she owns a gated mansion on Kensington Palace Gardens, a private street lined with some of the world’s most expensive homes and cars.
The clash is the latest sign of trouble in Sheikh Mohammed’s extended family.
Last year, a daughter of Sheikh Mohammed tried to flee Dubai after appearing in a 40-minute video saying she had been imprisoned on and off for several years and had been abused.
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