Dubai Princess Sheikha Mahra's Shocking Divorce: A Timeline of Her Relationship

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Sujata Singh

In a shocking announcement, Dubai royal Sheikha Mahra Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum shared the news of her divorce from husband Sheikh Mana.

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The Dubai princess accused her husband of infidelity and being ‘busy with his other companions’.

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