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World. Bahraini princess, former Marine divorce. The marriage is over between a former Marine and a Bahraini princess whose story provided the basis for a made-for-television movie, “The...
Mar 12, 2024 · There are roughly 9,000 U.S. personnel stationed at the Navy's base in Bahrain. In 1999, one of those, Lance Cpl. Jason Johnson, faced a court-martial and legal battle to wed his beloved girlfriend, a Bahraini local named Meriam. The met Meriam at a local mall and, over the objections of her family, the two continued their love affair.
Divorce. The couple filed for divorce on November 17, 2004 (one day after their fifth wedding anniversary) in Las Vegas, Nevada, citing "incompatibility in marriage." According to Johnson, Al Khalifa had plunged heavily into the Las Vegas nightlife, subsequently leading to an estrangement. The couple had been considering divorce since 2001.
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Nov 30, 2004 · Princess, Marine To Divorce After 5-Year Marriage.
Dec 1, 2004 · LAS VEGAS - The five-year marriage is over between a former Marine and a young Bahraini royal whose story provided the basis for a made-for-television movie, The Princess and the Marine.
Dec 1, 2004 · "It was what she wanted," Jason Johnson told the Las Vegas Review-Journal of the divorce he and Meriam Al-Khalifa filed for Nov. 17, the day after their fifth wedding anniversary. It calls them "incompatible in marriage."
Dec 1, 2004 · Bahraini princess Meriam al-Khalifa and former US marine Jason Johnson are to divorce, ending a marriage that scandalised her blue-blooded family. The pair met in Bahrain in 1999, while Mr...
