A Saudi princess was caught trying to leave the Shangri-La hotel in Paris without settling a €6 million ($7.7 million) bill for her rooms, police said in response to a report in the daily Le Parisien.

Maha al-Sudani, the former wife of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Nayef ben Abdel Aziz, tried to walk out at 3.30am on Thursday without paying for her suite and those of her 60-strong entourage, prompting staff to call in police, Le Parisien reported.

The Shangri-La Hotel in Paris from which a Saudi princess was allegedly caught trying to leave without paying the bill. Credit:AFP

The Saudi Arabian ambassador was also contacted, added Le Parisien, which noted that Ms Sudani enjoys diplomatic immunity.

When contacted by AFP, the luxury hotel's director Alain Borgers said that that were "no problems" with its clients and "no unpaid bills" at the moment.