The princess wrote the legend of the royal escape
On that day in 2019, Princess Haya was tossing and turning in her palace in Dubai. Her daughter, who is less than 12 years old, has just received a gift — a shiny engagement ring — just a few years before being forced to marry a man more than 20 years older than her.
Haya's heart is like a knife. This girl is the daughter she loves as her own, but her life is forced to be traded like a commodity. Haya remembered the helplessness of her youth and was forced to marry a man who was 25 years older than her...... She must not allow her daughter to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Late that night, Princess Haya decisively packed her bags and took her two children and 2 with her. 700 million yuan of belongings, began a trip to the UK. She knew that she would be frantically hunted down by the Dubai royal family when she went, but she still did not hesitate.
The next day, the Dubai royal family was surprised to find that the second princess, who was still serving her master in the palace last night, had disappeared with money. In just 12 hours, the news has spread throughout the royal circles of the Middle East, and everyone is amazed by this "modern version of the Red Whisk Girl" story.
Since then, Princess Haya has unveiled the magnificent legend of the heroine. What happened later was just an inevitable link - unlike the ancient Red Whisk Girl, Princess Haya is no longer a weak woman, and she will use the wisdom and tenacity of modern women to carry this cross-border chase to the end.
Fierce divorce battles
In the United Kingdom, Princess Haya has just landed, and the pursuers of the Dubai royal family have already been killed. Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed immediately launched a fierce divorce lawsuit, with a single complaint accusing Haya of adultery, squandering public funds, and kidnapping royal heirs...... All kinds of crimes made Haya fall from the top second princess to the edge of a criminal in an instant.
"I'm the victim of this family!" Haya looked at the complaint, and a rag of anger burned in her heart. Over the years, she has been subject to this family everywhere, and she and her daughter have never had the right to choose in their lives.
A shocking divorce battle that lasted for two years began. The court has become the best stage for Princess Haya to wash away her grievances and redeem herself. She sorted out the black history of the Dubai royal family's secret "handling" of missing women in 2000 and 2002, exposing the cruelty and corruption of the Dubai royal family.
At the same time, Haya is lavish in court – she has spent tens of millions of pounds just on a lawyer.
Facing Haya to the death is Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed. He smeared Haya vigorously, saying that she was just a woman who won favor by being coquettish, and the crime of cheating on her bodyguard was inevitable.
In the face of this rogue logic, Princess Haya did not flinch, she was full of pride, and vowed to win in the court.
This transnational lawsuit has been staged repeatedly in front of the world, with grievances, tears and blood. It involves the confrontation of the Eastern and Western worldviews, the battle between feudalism and modern marriage ethics.
It is about the bottom-line dignity that all women rely on to survive. In the end, Princess Haya returned with a sky-high "breakup fee" of 5 billion pounds, and the world applauded.
The princess of the wedding ceremony is hidden
In June 2022, a grand royal wedding took place in Jordan. Haya's nephew, Jordanian Crown Prince Hasayn, married the daughter of a Saudi tycoon, and the entire royal family prepared for 3 years to temporarily crown the king's father, and the whole process was extremely luxurious.
This should have been Haya's most glorious and proud time, and the cameras of the global media were focused on her, the second princess who attracted worldwide attention, waiting for her to return majestically. Wasn't it sonorous to the world when she left heroically three years ago? Now it is the double blessing of capital and public relations.
However, to everyone's shock, there was no Haya in the crowd at all.
"Where is she?" Why don't you dare to appear in public?" There was a lot of discussion, and Haya became the biggest mystery in this royal wedding.
Haya is far away in the UK, carefully scrutinizing every detail of her nephew's bride through live television. How she wished she could stand by Queen Rania's side and hug her family! But she knew that no matter how strong her wealth and power were, she would still be a burden to the entire royal family.
In public or private, she is not worthy of standing at the most dazzling moment. Haya clenched her hands gently, tears welling up on her face.
Princess Haya's royal escape left behind a magnificent legend. However, behind the seemingly success, she still lives in fear, and is deprived of her basic right to be herself by power.
She defeated the Dubai royal family in court to obtain a huge compensation, but it was only the first step in self-liberation. True inner liberation takes a longer process, and she is still unable to help herself, subject to the rules of the game of silence.
We have to regret the fate of this woman. She bravely chose to run away, but she could not be truly independent; She fought for her rights in court, but she couldn't get real freedom.
Behind the whole incident is a reflection of the disparity in the status of women in the Eastern and Western worlds.
Princess Haya has always been highly regarded and sympathized with by the West, and everyone expects her to become a feminist fighter and defeat the feudal forces. But what was the result? Even with the apparent victory, she still lived in the shadow of her family, trembling in fear.
We don't know where she will go from here. Whether to continue to live in seclusion or to consider making a public comeback again requires a careful balance between power and security. But no matter what she chooses, we will look forward to the day when a woman like Princess Haya will truly be able to choose her own destiny.