A MIDDLE Eastern princess is hiding out in London after her sheik husband became suspicious of her relationship with her Brit bodyguard, it is claimed.

Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, 45, left her Dubai palace this week "in fear of her life" after her husband accused an unnamed women of betrayal.

5 Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, 45, is hiding out in London after her sheik husband became suspicious of her relationship with her bodyguard Credit: Getty - Contributor

Dubai ruler’s wife, Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, 45, hides out in London after fleeing palace

According to sources in the Middle East, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 69, had become increasingly disturbed by his wife's closeness to her bodyguard.

The Times reports that the unnamed bodyguard is a former British army officer who provided security for the family.

On an Instagram account associated with the sheik, the Dubai royal wrote in Arabic: "You betrayer, you betrayer the most precious trust, and your game has been revealed."

Sources claimed the princess had been preparing to flee for months but has now left Dubai with £31 million to start a new life.

Who is Princess Haya? Princess Haya is the sixth wife of Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai

The 45-year-old is the younger half-sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan

She was educated at Oxford University

In 2004, Princess Haya married Sheik Mohammed and became his sixth wife

Friends of the princess also said she is involved with legal action with her husband, believing that he would try and have her "rendered" back to the Middle Eastern country.

Oxford-educated Princess Haya is one of Sheikh Rashid al-Maktoum's six wives.

She is reportedly hiding out at her £85 million mansion near Kensington Palace in west London.

Her Brit bodyguard is employed by a London-based security company owned by the Dubai government.

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Concerns about their relationship first emerged this year when the princess was absent from Royal Ascot last month.

The princess, a half-sister of King Abdullah of Jordan, reportedly used the family's money to give her bodyguard lavish gifts.

The Princess became the sheik's sixth wife in 2004.

She told Emirates Women magazine in 2016: "Every single day I thank God that I am lucky enough to be close to him."

5 The Middle Eastern princess became the Dubai ruler's sixth wife in 2004 Credit: Getty - Contributor

5 She is reportedly hiding out in a mansion in west London, near Kensington Palace Credit: Getty - Contributor

5 The Dubai ruler posted on Instagram that he was 'betrayed' by an unknown woman Credit: PA:Press Association