The Runaway Princesses, Episode 4: Hostage

Secret recordings reveal what happened to Latifa after armed men stormed the yacht she was hoping would bring her to freedom.

"The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and The New Yorker. To read Heidi Blake’s reporting on the princesses of Dubai, visit newyorker.com/princesses.

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