Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Saturday, February 21, 2026 (part of February 2026)
category: 
Royalty
clue: This Dubaian princess sparked a hashtag campaign to free her from captivity, as it seemed that she preferred to be living single.
explanation: Sheikha Latifa (often called "Princess Latifa") is a member of the ruling family of Dubai. She seemed to escape from Dubain in 2018 and was forcibly returned, sparking a three-year Internet campaign to free her. But since then, she has traveled freely abroad and requested privacy, and reports have surfaced that the "escape" was a hoax to pressure her family for money to avoid embarrassment. The phrase "living single" in the clue was a reference to the sitcom of the same name, which starred Queen Latifah. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Richard Slominsky
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