'Missing' Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa pictured alive and at home in the UAE

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum with Mary Robinson, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Ireland
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Sophie Williams24 December 2018

The United Arab Emirates has released photos of a daughter of Dubai's ruler after friends and supporters say she was forcibly returned to Dubai after fleeing months earlier.

The state-run WAM news agency carried a government statement saying the princess is "at home and living with her family in Dubai".

Her father is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's ruler and the UAE's prime minister and vice president.

The government said Sheikha Latifa met with Mary Robinson, former UN high commissioner for human rights and former president of Ireland, on December 15 at the family's request.

Princess Sheikha Latifa eats a meal with Mary Robinson, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Ireland
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Photos show the two women smiling in what appears to be a home.

Sheikha Latifa had previously appeared in a 40-minute video saying she was imprisoned off and on for several years and abused.

The release of the photos comes months after friends and supporters say she disappeared following commandos storming a boat carrying her off the coast of India after she fled the Emirates.

Human rights organisations have raised concerns over Sheikha Latifa's fate in the time since.

Additional reporting by AP.

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