It is a spectacular war of roses that found a winner in court on Tuesday: Haya Bint Al-Hussein, the younger sister of the Jordanian King Abdullah II, fought against Muhammad bin Raschid Al-Maktoum, Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates .

The 47-year-old Jordanian princess fled to Great Britain in 2019, filed for divorce there - and has now reached a settlement before the High Court in London that is one of the most costly to have ever been set in the UK.

Christoph Ehrhardt

Correspondent for the Arab countries based in Beirut.

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The judge, by his own admission, did not find it easy to render an appropriate judgment given the enormous wealth of the parties.

He now had payments equivalent to around 645 million euros, as reported on Tuesday.

According to the BBC, the sum includes a flat-rate compensation of around 295 million euros.

In addition, Haya Bint Al-Hussein receives money to maintain two properties worth several million euros, as well as funds for a lush security budget, armored vehicles, the payment of a nanny, a nurse and the care of several pets and ponies.

"I don't care if you live or die"

In addition, the two children of the divorced, a 14-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy, were awarded annual payments equivalent to a good 6.5 million euros. The divorce decree said the princess and her children were exposed to a "serious" security risk and that they needed solid precautions to keep them safe in the UK. The judge said that the 72-year-old Emir was unflattering that the greatest danger to the children came from their father.

The trial had revealed some ugly details from family life that did not fit the picture that Muhammad bin Raschid likes to portray of himself: as a visionary and the ruler of his country close to the people. In October the High Court announced that it had come to the conclusion that the ruler of Dubai had spied on his wife's mobile phone and devices from her lawyers using the espionage software "Pegasus".

The emir denied having anything to do with it, stating that he would not harm Princess Haya. The hobby poet had published a poem in 2019, in which it was addressed to an unnamed traitorous person: "I don't care if you live or die." The tweet, which was later removed, was by some as an insult to his address fled woman has been assessed - if not as a threat.

The divorce proceedings had also brought back memories of the high-profile drama about the failed escape of Latifa Bint Muhammad Al-Maktoum, another daughter of the emir from another wife.

In March 2018, a recording was published in which she said: "I am doing this video because it could be the last video I will do." But the image of his former wife also suffered in the process.

Princess Haya was confronted with allegations of waste because her little son got three expensive cars many years before the driver's license age - because he is used to them.