A Colombian cleaner has appeared in the court in charge of stealing £ 1 million in jewelry from a Jordanian princess in her £ 6 million Belgravia house.
Maria Taborda Henao, 69, is said to have taken diamond rings, bracelets, watches and earrings while working for the Princess Firyal of Jordan.
Taborda Henao is said to have stolen the jewelry of the 80-year-old princess before a male family member sold the items through an auction house in Kent.
She and her male family member were first arrested in November 2020.
She appeared yesterday at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of theft between 1 February 2020 and 26 November 2020, but the case could not take place due to a lack of a Spanish interpreter.
Taborda Henao, from Fulham, was released on bail and told to return to the same court on 14 April.
Princess Firyal, 80, is the former wife of Prince Muhammad bin Talal, the second son of the late King Talal of Jordan.
The humanitarian and philanthropist is the daughter of Farid Mahmoud Irshaid, a political leader who served in the government and as a parliamentarian in the Senate in Jordan.
Maria Taborda Henao, 69, is said to have taken diamond rings, bracelets, watches and earrings while he worked for the Princess Firyal of Jordan (photo)
Princess Firyal (depicted in 1997), born in Jerusalem in Jerusalem, grew up as the daughter of Farid Mahmoud Irshaid, a political leader who served in the government and as a parliamentarian in the Senate in Jordan
Her mother Farida was chairman of the Red Crescent Society on the West Bank.
After studying in America, she married Prince Muhammad Bin Talal in 1964.
The prince is the second son of Talal Bin Abdullah, who was king of Jordan from 1951 until his abdication a year later in 1952.
Princess Firyal and Prince Muhammad bin Talal had two sons during their marriage, Prince Talal and Prince Ghazi.
The couple divorced in 1978 and Princess Firyal became a long -term companion of the American businessman Lionel Pincus.
Princess Firyal, a UNESCO Goodwill ambassador since 1992, holds various philanthropic functions, including as a member of the International Council of the Tate Modern in London.
Taborda Henao is accused of one count of theft by an employee and was saved until April 14.
