The case involved lavish spending on gifts and racehorses as well as diamonds and haute couture clothes. Lawyers were engaged in lengthy arguments.
Princess Haya had asked the court for a total of £1.4billion to provide for her children and their security costs, and to compensate her for racehorses, cars and other valuables she said were owed to her.
She told the judge her £20million jewellery collection in Dubai would have filled his courtroom and that her wardrobe of designer clothing had cost £63million.
According to the former Olympic showjumper she claims that as many as 400 racehorses owned by her ex-husband, Godolphin, have run under her name. This includes the Epsom Derby winner New Approach in 2008. She claimed it had been given to her by him following the birth of her first child.
Princess Haya had asked the court for a total of £1.4billion to provide for her children and their security costs, and to compensate her for racehorses, cars and other valuables she said were owed to her
Haya said he had given her £15million in prize money after the 2018 Dubai World Cup as a reward for help in hosting his guests, adding: ‘It was an incredibly generous thing for Sheikh Mohammed to do.’
She stated that she was given a lot of wonderful gifts during her 15-year marriage with one of the wealthiest men in the world. Her life of luxury turned into terror after he found out she was having an affair with her bodyguard. The princess claimed that she left behind most of her belongings when she fled to Britain.
According to her, she told the court that she sold cars, gold, jewels, horses and gold in order to pay the bills. She also considered selling paintings. But, she didn’t want her children to be able to see through the gaps and realize what was happening.
She did not ask the court for a share of her ex-husband’s wealth but sought maintenance payments for their children and for compensation of more than £19million for racehorses. She also wanted £52million for clothing and jewellery as compensation for items she had left behind.
She did not ask the court for a share of her ex-husband’s wealth but sought maintenance payments for their children and for compensation of more than £19million for racehorses
Some figures were called ‘absurd by Sheikh Mohammed’ by their lawyers. They claimed that some of her jewellery and clothes had been returned.
The sheikh and his Godolphin racing operations owned all the racehorses, they claimed. This was accepted by the court. Before their 2019 divorce, Haya was given an £83million annual budget for household spending in Dubai and a £9million allowance, the court heard.
Their children received allowances of more than £18million a year and around 80 staff worked for Haya and the two youngsters. They also had access to a Boeing 747 and a £300million superyacht.
When he found out about her relationship with her bodyguard, her life of luxury turned into fear. She claimed she had fled Britain with most of her personal belongings. Photographed by Russell Flowers, Bodyguard
Pictured: Queen Elizabeth II with Princess Haya at the Royal Windsor Horse Show 2009.