“The Princess Diaries - from 60 Minutes Australia and broadcast on 28 February 2021 - the disturbing saga engulfing the royal family of Dubai takes another twist.

Princess Latifa, held hostage by her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has managed to smuggle secret video diaries out of her palace prison.

The executive director of Human Rights Watch is Ken Roth.

He tells #60Mins this shocking new video evidence from Princess Latifa must change the way the world views and deals with Dubai.

Chris Elombo’s job was to help Princess Latifa on her high stakes escape mission but armed commandos stormed her boat in the middle of the night.

This is the first time he has shared his story.

After Latifa’s escape was foiled, she was taken to a squalid prison in Dubai where she was locked in solitary confinement for months.

These videos are an insight into her nightmare.

#FreeLatifa co-founder, David Haigh explains how his team received a text message out of the blue two years ago.

It proved Princess Latifa was alive, but she was locked up and desperate for help.

Princess Latifa’s short, verbal time stamps leave little room for doubt of the authenticity of these detailed video accounts, recorded over the space of a year from her prison.

David Haigh knew that at any point, #Latifa’s secret phone could be found.

Late last year, those fears were confirmed, with communication abruptly ending.

Many have accused Mary Robinson of playing along with a PR stunt for Dubai’s ruler, who Britain’s High Court ruled had kidnapped and locked up his daughter against her will.

For long-time supporters of Latifa, the hope is that these explosive new videos will be the start of a campaign to pressure the ruler of Dubai, until he gives his daughter the freedom she desperately wants.”

The complete programme can be found on the #FreeLatifa Facebook page.