The daughter of Dubai\u2019s ruler has apparently announced her divorce on social media in what would be a rare move for a princess in the United Arab Emirates. <\/p>\n
The Instagram account of Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the daughter of UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced her intention to leave her husband, a fellow royal. <\/p>\n
\u201cI hereby declare our divorce,\u201d 30-year-old Sheikha Mahra\u2019s account posted on Instagram on Wednesday. \u201cI divorce you, I divorce you, and I Divorce You. Take care. Your ex-wife.\u201d <\/p>\n
The princess appeared to be invoking the controversial practice of triple divorce that is used in some Muslim countries where a man instantly divorces his wife by declaring it three times. The method is banned in some countries and isn\u2019t customarily invoked by women against their husbands. <\/p>\n
Mahra married Sheikh Mana Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, also a member of the Dubai ruling family, last year in a glamorous ceremony that was featured in magazines such as Harper\u2019s Bazaar Arabia and Grazia. They had a daughter shortly after. Pictures of her with her husband have now been removed from her account. There are no pictures of her on Sheikh Mana\u2019s Instagram account either. <\/p>\n
The princess has a visible public and social media presence, often attending red carpet events in Dubai and adorning the cover of regional magazines, an unusual practice for female royals. She has almost half-a-million followers on Instagram, where she posts about her hobbies, her love for horses, her charity work as well as selfies. Her mother is Zoe Grigorakos, a Greek national, according to local media. <\/p>\n
Some Instagram users speculated whether her account had been hacked. Both the post and the account, however, remain active more than a day since the post went up. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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