'Missing' princess: Dubai releases photos of ruler's daughter after friends claim she was forcibly returned
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum and Mary Robinson, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Ireland, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. AAP
The United Arab Emirates has released photos of a daughter of Dubai's ruler after friends and supporters say she was forcibly returned after fleeing months earlier.
The state-run WAM news agency carried a government statement Monday 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 says Sheikha Latifa met with Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on December 15 at the family's request.
"During her visit to Dubai, Mary Robinson was reassured that HH Sheikha Latifa is receiving the necessary care and support she requires," the UAE foreign ministry said.
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.
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