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Princess Delphine von Sachsen-Coburg first met her biological father, the former King of Belgium Albert II. “This Sunday a new chapter was opened,” the two said Tuesday along with Alberto’s wife, Paola. This chapter is full of excitement, reassurance, understanding, and hope.
Such a meeting was not imaginable for a long time. For years Delphine had struggled in vain to be recognized as Albert’s daughter. Albert denied being Delphine’s father.
In 2013 the artist went to court and sued in court. According to his interpretation, his mother and Albert had a long affair decades ago, which Albert denied.
It was only a court-imposed paternity test that caused the 86-year-old former monarch to surrender. The test confirmed his biological paternity. In January, Albert finally got engaged to him.
In early October, the Brussels Court of Appeal finally ruled on the 52-year-old right. Since then, Delphine, née Boel, has been allowed to call herself “von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha” and add “Princess” to her name.
“Restlessness of the past”
After the meeting, the three announced: “After the disturbances of the past, the wounds and the suffering, it is time for forgiveness, recovery and reconciliation. This path was decided jointly, it was “long and sometimes difficult”. Everyone expressed their feelings and experiences calmly and empathetically, he said on admission.
Albert is not the first member of his new family to meet Delphine. On October 9, he had already met his half brother Felipe, son of Alberto and Paola and current King of Belgium. Both spoke then of an “affectionate” meeting.
