The daughter of Dubai’s ruler who claimed she was being held hostage by her father has assured the United Nations’ human rights chief she is well and “living as she wishes”. The UN high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with Princess Latifa on an unspecified date in Paris, as documented in a photograph shared on the organisation’s official Twitter page on Friday.
BBC’s Panorama released footage secretly filmed by the princess in 2021, in which she described herself as being “held hostage” after she attempted to flee the United Arab Emirates on a yacht in 2018. At the time, a UN panel called on Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to provide information on his daughter, including “proof of life”. A statement issued to Sky News on behalf of the princess said: “Sheikha Latifa had a lengthy, positive and private meeting with the high commissioner. She would like to make clear that she is living as she wishes, that she is travelling as she wishes, that she is perfectly well and would like the media to allow her to live in peace.”
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