The couple’s lavish lifestyle also emerged in possibly the most expensive divorce in British history. In one summer, more than two million euros went to strawberries.
Britannian perhaps the most expensive divorce proceeding in the history of the judiciary has come to an end when a London court ordered the Sheikh of Dubai Muhammad to pay his ex-spouse a princess Hayalle various compensation of around EUR 650 million.
The court’s decision was reported by, among others, the news agency Reuters, a British channel BBC as well as the British newspaper The Guardian.
During the divorce proceedings, it became clear how abundant the couple had lived in Dubai. Located on the Gulf, Dubai is one of the United Arab Emirates.
Judge Philip Moor said it took into account in its decision “the truly lavish and unprecedented standard of living enjoyed by the parties in Dubai”.
One summer, the couple spent more than two million euros on strawberries.
Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashid al-Maktum, 72, is the ruler of Dubai and the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates. Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, 47, is from the ruling family of Jordan. She was the sixth and youngest wife of the sheikh.
The couple has two children in common, 14 years old Jalila and 9 years old Zayed.
“I want to be free, and I want them to be free,” Haya said at the trial, according to Reuters.
To secure the millions in alimony payments, Judge Moor ordered al-Maktum to place a security deposit of around € 340 million in HSBC.
The ruler of Dubai and the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashid al-Maktum and his wife Haya bint al-Hussein in Dubai in 2018. The couple has since divorced.
Princess Hayan, for her part, is due to receive a lump sum of about 290 million, which sheikh must pay within three months.
With this amount, Muhammad will compensate Haya for lost jewelry and other valuables as well as racehorses. Haya said during the trial in London that if her jewelery were brought to the scene, it would cover the entire floor of the courtroom.
In addition, millions are expected to cover the maintenance of Hayan mansions in the UK as well as security measures that are extensive. Among other things, Muhammad has been caught spying. The phones of Hayan and his loved ones have been espioned since he arrived in Britain.
Read more: The Dubai sheikh was spying on his wife in Britain using Pegasus software
The couple the divorce was contentious. Hayan was reported to have fled Dubai in the summer of 2019 after finding out about “disturbing facts” about another escape attempt by a member of the UAE’s royal family.
Sheikh’s daughter Latifa bint Muhammed al-Maktoum had tried to escape from Dubai a Finn Tiina Jauhiainen with the help of the previous year, but the daughter was caught and forced to return to Dubai.
Since then, Princess Latifa has been released.
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