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| Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum owns the Surrey palace where Ejil Mohammed Ali, right, was an aide |
An aide to Dubai’s royal family was sacked after refusing to spy on a dignitary suspected of conducting an affair at one of their British palaces, a tribunal has heard.
UK - The unfair dismissal case launched by Ejil Mohammed Ali has thrown a rare spotlight on life in the royal household, including allegations of extra-marital relationships and drug addiction. Mr Ali, 32, alleges that superiors told him a dignatry from Dubai staying at one of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's royal palaces was having an affair with a personal aide several years their junior. He also claims that Sheikh Rashid, the eldest son of the multi-billionaire racehorse owner, recently underwent drug rehabilitation. As the stores supervisor at the family's sprawling Longross Palace near Chertsey, Surrey, Mr Ali claims he came into regular contact with the Arab family, describing them as “very down to earth people." But he alleges that his career came to an abrupt end when he refused demands from his bosses to spy on the dignitary, who they believed was being unfaithful with another member of staff. He claims that when he refused, The dignitary cannot be named because the tribunal imposed a gagging order preventing details of the alleged affair being published. Full Story>>
Dubai royal family aide lifts lid on UK palace 'sex secrets' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8379094/Dubai-royal-family-aide-lifts-lid-on-UK-palace-sex-secrets.html
