A woman who claims to have been the "secret wife" of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd has announced plans to make a film about her experience with the Saudi royal family.
The British-Palestinian woman, Janan Harb, confirmed the film on Twitter earlier this week. Malcolm Walker, a prominent British director, will be taking the reigns of the project titled "The Weaknesses of King Fahd". Reportedly the film will show scenes of the king gambling, doing drugs and forcing Harb to have abortions.
Harb sued Prince Abdul Aziz, the son of King Fahd, in a suit which she won last year. According to Harb, King Fahd married her secretly in 1968, before he took the throne. Prior to the king's death, Harb claims he always promised to ensure she was cared for.
Apparently Prince Abdul Aziz initially agreed to honor the wishes of his father. However, he neglected to provide the promised 12 million British pounds ($17.2 million) and two apartments valued each at 5 million British pounds ($7 million). In November, a British court ordered Prince Abdul Aziz to pay what was promised but he has until March to appeal the ruling.
While Harb admitted that King Fahd would be unhappy about the film being made, she said, "it has to come out. No one in the whole world knows exactly how they live inside their palaces. It is part of history," according to Middle East Eye . Harb also spoke highly of the king, referring to him as a "gentleman."
Prince Abdul Aziz has always denied that Harb was owed anything however. In the end, the film will be her word against that of the royal family.