Controversy
Prince Muhammed's granddaughter, Misha'al bint Fahd, was convicted of adultery in Saudi Arabia. She and her lover were given capital punishment because in Saudi Arabia adultery is a crime which carries a death penalty. Prince Muhammad did not intercede on her behalf to grant her clemency. Western media portrayed the event negatively and claimed it a violation of women's rights though Princess Misha'al's male lover was also executed. A British TV channel presented a fictionalized docudrama, Death of a Princess, which was based on this incident. The telecast of this docudrama hurt Saudi–UK relations significantly.
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