Year-ender: Names under the spotlight in 2019

Princess Haya bint Al Hussein

Princess Haya bint Al Hussein left her husband Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE, with her two children in June this year.

Princess Haya is residing in her mansion in Britain, according to reports. Haya fled initially this year to Germany to seek asylum.

Early last month, Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed appeared in a British court for the latest hearing in the couple's legal battle over the welfare of their children.

The two parties said in a statement in July that the case before the High Court in London did not concern divorce or finances but was only limited to their children's welfare.

At an earlier hearing, Haya asked the court to protect one of her children from a forced marriage and to grant a non-molestation order, a type of injunction that protects against harassment or threats, Reuters reports.

In 2004, Haya, daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan and half-sister to present King Abdullah, married Sheikh Mohammed and became his sixth wife. Sheikh Mohammed reportedly has 23 children by his different wives.