HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE Ruler of Dubai during the torch relay a day before the official opening of the Olympics.  

Princess Haya, President of the International Equestrian Federation, will be attending and overseeing the Equestrian Olympics in Hong Kong. She announced that she will be competing in the coming London Olympics in 2012. Princess Haya has carried Jordan's flag and competed in the Sidney Olympics in 2000.