The Aporia · Colombian housekeeper cleared of secretly stealing Jordanian princess's 'long lost' wedding ring

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Maria Virgelina Taborda Henao, a 71-year-old housekeeper for Jordanian Princess Firyal Irshaid, was acquitted of theft charges at Southwark Crown Court after being accused of stealing and selling the princess's valuable jewelry, including her wedding ring from 1964. The alleged scheme involved her nephew Julian Ramirez who reportedly fled to Colombia in October 2023 while on police bail. Prosecutors claimed that Taborda Henao had used Ramirez as a conduit for selling the stolen items, but jurors found her not guilty after deliberating for two hours.

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Maria Virgelina Taborda Henao, a 71-year-old Colombian housekeeper, was cleared of stealing jewelry from her Jordanian princess employer, HRH Princess Firyal Irshaid. The trial at Southwark Crown Court centered on the alleged theft of high-end items worth tens of thousands of pounds, including the princess's wedding ring from 1964. Ms Taborda Henao had been working for the princess in Belgravia since before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Prosecutors accused her and her nephew Julian Ramirez, who fled to Colombia, of an "extremely lucrative" joint enterprise involving the sale of stolen items at auction. Jurors deliberated for two hours before unanimously acquitting Ms Taborda Henao on October 13, 2026.

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“The articles describe different stages of a legal process involving the same individuals, but Article A covers Princess Firyal's testimony at trial about alleged theft in 2020, while Article B reports on the outcome of the case where Henao was cleared.”

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Hooper, R. (2026, October 13). Colombian housekeeper cleared of secretly stealing Jordanian princess's 'long lost' wedding ring. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16205647/Colombian-housekeeper-cleared-secretly-stealing-Jordanian-princesss-long-lost-wedding-ring.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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A long-serving housekeeper has been cleared of stealing expensive jewellery from her Jordanian princess employer before secretly helping sell it at auction. asserted

housekeeper → serve → auction

Maria Virgelina Taborda Henao, 71, was accused of using her nephew as a 'key conduit' to flog high-end items belonging to HRH Princess Firyal Irshaid worth tens of thousands of pounds. asserted

Henao → accuse → pounds

Ms Taborda Henao was accused of stealing the wedding ring given to her by then-husband Prince Muhammad bin Talal at their wedding in 1964. asserted

Henao → accuse → 1964

Princess Firyal thought the item had been lost years previously before it was discovered among other allegedly stolen items at Ms Taborda Henao's home in Fulham, west London, jurors were told. uncertain

jurors → think → Fulham

Ms Taborda Henao denied one count of theft at Southwark Crown Court. asserted

Henao → deny → Court

Her nephew, Julian Ramirez, has since fled the UK to Colombia but prosecutors said the pair were engaged in an 'extremely lucrative' joint enterprise. asserted

pair → flee → enterprise

Jurors acquitted Ms Taborda Henao after two hours' deliberation. asserted

Jurors → acquit → deliberation

She smiled briefly as the unanimous verdict was recorded. Maria Virgelina Taborda Henao was acquitted of theft after two hours' deliberations The court heard Ms Taborda Henao had been working as the princess's housekeeper in Belgravia for more than a decade when the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. asserted

pandemic → smile → 2020

Princess Firyal was still in Jordan in November 2020 when she received a phone call from the House of JAR high-end jewellers in Paris saying an original item of theirs, a bespoke piece made for the royal, had been put up for auction in England. asserted

item → receive → England

The princess then identified other items of her jewellery had been made available for sale without her knowledge, and contacted the police. asserted

items → identify → police

Detectives arrested Ms Taborda Henao at the princess's home and later carried out a raid on the suspect's property in nearby Fulham. asserted

Detectives → arrest → Fulham

There, officers found items belonging to the princess including earrings and her wedding ring, the court heard. asserted

court → find → earrings

But she denied involvement. Ramirez is believed to have fled to Colombia in October 2023 while still on police bail. asserted

Ramirez → deny → bail

Colombian housekeeper cleared of secretly stealing Jordanian princess's 'long lost' wedding ring

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