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Delphine Boël (52) did it. The artist is now officially the Princess of Belgium. That was decided by a court in Brussels, and finally. Lawyer Boëls confirmed a report from RTBF to the Belgian news agency. Boël’s children, Joséphine (16) and Oscar (12), also become princesses and princes, respectively.
Boël fought for years for recognition as the biological daughter of the former Belgian King Albert II (86). As early as 1997, she had claimed to be the illegitimate daughter of the monarch. According to her account, her mother and Albert had a long affair decades ago, which Albert had always denied. According to Boël, the relationship lasted from 1966 to 1984. But the former king had been married to Paola Ruffo di Calabria (83) since 1959. Despite mutual adultery, the two are still together.
Albert II had to do a DNA test
Alberto II did not admit paternity until January. The court had previously ruled that he had to submit to a test. This confirmed that the former king is in fact Boël’s biological father. Now Boël can take his father’s surname: von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha.
Delphine Boël’s demands were met
Therefore, the court complies with all of Boël’s demands. He wanted not only to be able to bear his father’s surname, but also the title of “Princess of Belgium” and “Her Royal Highness”, as recently reported by the Belgian online portal “nieuwsblad.be”. Because Boël wanted to be equal to her half brothers, King Philip (60), Princess Astrid (58) and Prince Laurent (56).
Her lawyer said: “These are things that are owed to her, like her two brothers and her sister. My client never intended to be treated in the same way as the other sons of the king. Therefore, the title of princess is not important in itself, but we cannot accept that one child is treated differently from the other. “(SDA / bsn)
