Four Corners: Season 2019, Episode 6

2019 - 6: The Mystery of the Missing Princess

Most Australians had probably never heard of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum till his horse Cross Counter won the Melbourne Cup last year after a two-decade campaign. Now he's in the headlines again, for a very different reason.

Last year, his daughter, the Princess Latifa, then aged 32, ran away to escape a life of regal confinement in the hyper wealthy financial hub and tourist destination of Dubai.

After fleeing first by car and then jetski, Latifa was dramatically re-captured on a boat in international waters by armed men.

In heart stopping interviews, those on-board recount how the events unfolded.