Dubai princess imprisoned by father in villa jail urges UN for rescue in smuggled message Princess Latifa made a number of unsuccessful dramatic attempts to flee the country, but was brought back. February 17, 2021 07:02 GMT Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai's ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has sent out an appeal for rescue from the villa jail where she is allegedly imprisoned. In a series of video messages she recorded in her washroom, the only room in the villa she is allowed to lock, the princess shared details of her ordeal and her failed attempts to escape the jail. The recordings have been obtained by BBC Panorama, which aired them in a programme titled "The Missing Princess" on Tuesday.