[custom_adv] Princess Haya Al Hussein is said to be seeking a divorce after initially fleeing to Germany where she sought political asylum. Unconfirmed reports in Arab media suggest a German diplomat helped her ‘escape’ from Dubai leading to a potential diplomatic crisis between the two countries. [custom_adv] But it has sparked a diplomatic crisis between Germany and the United Arab Emirates, where the Sheik is vice-president and prime minister as well as being the ruler of the city of Dubai. [custom_adv] He is said to have asked authorities in Berlin to return the princess, 45, son Zayed, seven, and daughter Al Jalila, 11, to the UAE. [custom_adv] Princess Haya is said to have told friends she chose to flee to Germany as she “didn’t trust UK authorities to hand her back”. The Sheikh, 69, worth more than £9billion, is a keen racehorse owner. [custom_adv] But he missed this month’s Epsom Derby for the first time in 28 years. In days, two of his stables used to train showjump horses, near Newmarket, Suffolk, had shut. [custom_adv] A local source said: “Show jumping was her passion. She was always there, very hands on. [custom_adv] Then one day she was gone.”Sheik Mohammed has denounced his wife in a rant on Instagram, accusing her of “betrayal”, adding: “Go to whom you get busy with!!!!!?” [custom_adv] It is another blow after it was claimed last year one of his daughters, Sheika Shamsa al-Maktoum, was being kept in Dubai. [custom_adv] She has not been seen since trying to flee the family’s £75million estate in Surrey in 2000, aged 19. Her family say she is “safe” in Dubai. [custom_adv] But they have refused and security officials are said to be protecting her. [custom_adv] The wife of Dubai’s billionaire ruler is believed to be in hiding in London after the break-up of her marriage, according to sources close to the family.