Overview
- After leaving Dubai, they dismissed nearly all household employees, retaining one household help and bringing in an au pair.
- They say most former staff were placed with other families, two long‑serving nannies returned to the Philippines on continued pay, and a driver plus a housemaid may stay temporarily in the Dubai home.
- Anna‑Maria cites the children’s wish to spend more time in Germany, extreme summer heat, and limited access to nature in Dubai as key reasons for the relocation.
- The pair plans to handle cooking, shopping, and childcare themselves while using external cleaning and gardening services and maintaining privacy safeguards around in‑home help.
- Their public reconciliation accompanied an emotional 15‑year anniversary exchange, and a younger family member, Yasmine, plans to remain in Dubai to pursue music with commuting expected.