Dubai ruler's estranged wife applies for forced marriage protection in UK

The estranged wife of the ruler of Dubai has applied for a forced marriage protection order, a London court heard Tuesday during a case about their children's welfare, Britain's PA news agency reported.

Jordanian royal Princess Haya, 45, a wife of 70-year-old United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, has applied for the order, a non-molestation order and for wardship of their children, the High Court heard.