Saudi Arabia's Princess Sara claims asylum in the UK

[Surenas]

Saudi Arabia's Princess Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz is claiming political asylum in the UK over fears for her safety back home. She tells Hugh Miles and Robert Mendick why she doesn't want to return.

She was Saudi Arabia’s “Barbie” princess; the pampered granddaughter of the Kingdom’s founder and daughter of one of his most powerful and favoured sons.

Princess Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz, however, is claiming political asylum in the UK over fears for her safety back home.

The claim, the first ever made by such a senior member of the ruling family’s inner circle, will embarrass the Saudi dynasty and threatens a diplomatic row.

Princess Sara, 38, accuses senior Saudi officials of plotting to kidnap her and smuggle her back to Riyadh, having subjected her to a “well orchestrated and malicious campaign of persecution”.

She currently occupies a suite and several rooms in a five-star London hotel with her four children and two dogs, guarded by a private security team.

“I am very scared right now,” she told The Sunday Telegraph at a secret location. “They know I can’t go back now. There is a threat. That’s a slap in the face of the Kingdom.

“I’ve been physically abused. I’ve been mentally abused. My assets have been frozen. They’ve accused me of being in opposition [to them] with Iran, they haven’t left anything. I’ve been crucified in every way.”

On Friday, Princess Sara’s lawyers notified the Home Office of her intention to seek asylum. Ministers must assess the truth of the allegations and decide whether to offer her a safe haven – a diplomatic dilemma because Saudi authorities want her to return.

Princess Sara has lived in the UK since 2007 after she fell out with her 80-year-old father, Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, known as The Red Prince.

Saudi Arabia's Princess Sara claims asylum in the UK - Telegraph

Man, those Saudi's are delusional. They probably see behind every tree an Iranian enemy.

 

[somebozo]

This would be a bad move once again for British businesses - backlash can be expected. The French are still recovering.

 

[United]

What is she scared of ?

 

[Abii]

I don't get it. Has she become shia? B/c shias are called Iranian agents by saudis and wahabis.

Other than that I don't understand how she could be "with Iran."

lol these saudis are like saddam. They see Iran in their dreams. Earth to saudi arabia, your country is 99 percent sand and filled with arabs. Nobody is going to come and take it over. Live your lives. jeeeez

 

[Wright]

I don't get it. Has she become shia? B/c shias are called Iranian agents by saudis and wahabis.

Other than that I don't understand how she could be "with Iran."

lol these saudis are like saddam. They see Iran in their dreams. Earth to saudi arabia, your country is 99 percent sand and filled with arabs. Nobody is going to come and take it over. Live your lives. jeeeez

Is there an Iranian dispora in Arab countries as there is in the west?

 

[Desertfalcon]

Wait until the money runs out. She may change her mind then.

 

[Pakistanisage]

Useless people with useless priorities in life. she is more interested in living in the West rather than serving her people. She is part of the Royal Family and she could use her position and influence to serve millions. Instead she wants to live in a five star hotel in London with no purpose in her life.

 

[Syrian Lion]

Useless people with useless priorities in life. she is more interested in living in the West rather than serving her people. She is part of the Royal Family and she could use her position and influence to serve millions. Instead she wants to live in a five star hotel in London with no purpose in her life.

How can she serve her people? she has no say in Saudi "Arabia", for god sake she is not allowed to drive a car, if she want to become a women activist she would have been killed.

 

[Abii]

Is there an Iranian dispora in Arab countries as there is in the west?

Apart from UAE, no. In saudi arabia I don't think you can even find more than 10 Iranians. Of course Iranians go there for Haj but I don't think anybody actually lives there.

Their might be business men of Iranian origin living there though, I don't know.

But what does that have to do with it? You mean she could have relations with an Iranian man and that's why she's being called an Iranian agent? Could be.

Useless people with useless priorities in life. she is more interested in living in the West rather than serving her people. She is part of the Royal Family and she could use her position and influence to serve millions. Instead she wants to live in a five star hotel in London with no purpose in her life.

what?

she's leaving all the money and glamour in saudi arabia to live as a refugee in a foreign nation and you say she wants to live in a 5 star hotel? what?
wahabi logic or just didn't read the article?

 

[Cheetah786]

This would be a bad move once again for British businesses - backlash can be expected. The French are still recovering.

Paudi's are also delusional.

 

[Meengla]

How can she serve her people? she has no say in Saudi "Arabia", for god sake she is not allowed to drive a car, if she want to become a women activist she would have been killed.

Sounds about right as far as choices for the princess is concerned.
Not sure why she is leaving KSA. But Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia are among the last countries in entire world where I'd ever want to be in...May be she too ran away from the suffocating air?

 

[PakistaniandProud]

There are many Iranians in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, and some in Saudi Arabia as far as I know.

Iranian diaspora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Banu Umayyah]

All of the Talal family is messed up. Even Talal himself ran way to Egypt in the 60's to join Nasser siding against king Faisal at the time.
Also, everyone knows that Iran also accuses Saudis and wahhabis for everything that happens there, so stop bieng hypocrites.

There are many Iranians in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, and some in Saudi Arabia as far as I know.

Iranian diaspora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They are all over the world. Give an Iranian a passport and he will 99% tries to escape this hellhole. Ask the OP.

 

[CrazyTycoon]

Useless people with useless priorities in life. she is more interested in living in the West rather than serving her people. She is part of the Royal Family and she could use her position and influence to serve millions. Instead she wants to live in a five star hotel in London with no purpose in her life.

What an idiotic post.

 

[Dance]

Kind of off topic but, if they froze all her assets and she has nothing left then how is she occupying a suite and several rooms in a five-star London hotel and is being guarded by a private security team?