Delphine Boel becomes Belgian Princess Delphine

(5 Oct 2020) Delphine Boel has been acknowledged as Belgian Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg, after a two-decade royal paternity scandal.
Still, she said on Monday she'd still rather be considered an artist than a royal.
Last week, a Belgian court ruled in her favor and officially recognized here as the daughter of former King Albert II, something the aging monarch had fought tooth and nail to avoid ever since the paternity allegations became public.
For Delphine, she said going to court was all about getting family recognition and the love of a father who had always coldshouldered her.
The former king, whose son Philippe is the reigning monarch, could still make an ultimate legal appeal at the Court of Cassation, but Delphine said it would not go that far. "I think it is finished now."
King Albert decided in January to no longer fight a claim that he is the father of Boel, after he finally agreed to have a DNA test and received the results.
Rumors about Albert and Boel's mother, the aristocratic wife of a well-heeled industrialist, had been around for years.
But the news that the king might have had a child with her broke into the open when a biography of Albert's wife, Queen Paola, was published in 1999.
Boel bears a striking resemblance to certain members of the royal family, including Albert II.
During her adult life she became a sculptor and her works are known for their colorful, quirky, and sometimes provocative style.
She said it will continue to define her.
"I am still going to be Delphine. I am not going to be hanging out in the streets saying, please call me princess," she said, adding charity work could be an exception.
She said she didn't know if the recognition would translate into warmer family bonds anytime soon.
"If you ask me whether I am expecting anything from the royal family, as I said, I am not expecting anything. I am just going to carry on with my work," she said. "And however, if suddenly they show a sign of life, I would never put my back to them. That's for sure."
Her two children Josephine and Oscar will also be allowed to carry royal titles.
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[@magalysruiz5725]

What a brave woman. God bless you.

[@emmyyassin1587]

King Albert is a bastard and irresponsible coward, turning his back on his own child... Cutting her off from his life... She only wanted him as a father... I'm happy for her... For standing up for herself not allowing anyone to mistreat her and l salute the Belgium Court for standing up with what's right.

[@Heya540]

maybe you can stay polite

[@emmyyassin1587]

@@Heya540 why did I insult you?... calling king Albert a bastard is a very polite statement .... There are really impolite words for what he has done to his daughter... He is a monster who deserted his own flesh and not only that people started calling Delphine a bastard child... Anybody who leaves his childern like they are nothing is a bastard and coward and these are not insults these are facts. So I'm not sure why you're defending him? Have you left one of your child like him?

[@JerubbaalgodSlayer]

@@emmyyassin1587 Lol!😆 You aren’t playing. You’re calling it like it is! 👏🏼Even some male dogs stay with the litter they spawned! That is a pathetic (not even an adequate word) man. I’m so glad Princess Delphine got back what he stole from and the fact that she does not have him in her life is no loss at all!

[@emmyyassin1587]

@@JerubbaalgodSlayer I couldn't agree more!... It's a gain not having this pathetic man in her life.

[@emmyyassin1587]

@Monzo Lena is it all about money to you!... Cheater? are you talking about his wife or his daughter because the word cheater would fit to the idea that he had an affair with a mistress.. But we are talking about his daughter so I'm afraid this word cheater wouldn't be suitable in that case. Do you know what is the definition of Monster?... The word monster is used when someone is cruel so it's not just for serial killers and pedophelia. What you're saying is absolutely misleading to the actual meaning. If you think that King Albert was right and if you saw that he is not a cruel person to cut ties with his own daughter and deny her as one of his child. Then I'd suggest and I urge you to reevaluate your perspective.

[@mexicolindo5411]

Brave woman! Bravo!

[@kimmacrae8623]

Delphine, I am so sorry this happened to you, but happy that you were strong enough to take the bastard on. Congratulations Your Royal Highness. I do hope you have a nice relationship with your brothers and sisters. I also love your art, you are so talented. God Bless You from Calgary, Canada.

[@fpedrotti]

Bravo Delphine!!! For all the parents that don't want to assume their kids is a victory!!!

[@lyndimasinsil7392]

Yes she really a true inspiration💯

[@holiday536]

The court had no much problem in dealing with her case simply because some members of the Palace know her existence. It was only the right timing that waited for how it will be presented publicly. Thanks to the court, the law really exists fairly. Congratulations on your patience and braveness.

[@ines3171]

Delphine. I am glad finnaly you got what you are entitle to. You are very brave! and I love you for that... Cheers from New Orleans the city of jazz. USA.

[@meggtokyodelicious]

Delphine deserve equality, respect and honor just like other royals. kudos for her, it was a long battle hence worthier for Delphine's children. she will be loved by 'humble civilians'. because she is not a cult , adr3nachrom3 infested royal!

[@JerubbaalgodSlayer]

Her father is a dastardly deadbeat! She’s better off without a man like him in her life and at least she will get some of his money when he dies. Good for her!

[@crmier3227]

Good for her!!!

[@thatswhatshesays]

Brava, *Princess* Delphine!

[@MrNinanegra]

Dear Mrs. Boel, you are a great person, thank you for going through this process, making your father's responsibility clear. He was a king, but first he is a man, second a father of all the children he gave life to. So all children, all mothers, we hope that MEN assume their responsibility in life. I greet you with much love and support. You are a great daughter, you are a great woman! THANKS YOU

[@2011birch]

What a truely wonderful story.

[@JEZER911]

Real strong woman 👑👏👏👏👏👏🇵🇭

[@magigurl755]

People are just people after all ... ! May she live long and proud to have fought for and been rewarded her birthright! 💜

[@elisabethklerks8703]

Delphine did the right thing. In the end she got recognition plus her title, exactly what she deserved.

[@burn8099]

God bless her and her family..

[@AlabasterJar7]

She looks just like her grandmother Queen Astrid.

[@japanjack62]

She looks just like Princess Josephine Charlotte,, and Queen Astrid, even more so than his other kids....

[@irisenamorado]

Princess of what! This is 20 centuries!

[@magpiesneedle2575]

This is the 21 century. Just in case you wanted to feel more indignant 👸🤦🏽‍♀️

[@goldbournemascal3621]

Are you saying that there aren't Princes and Princesses in this century! The woman only wants what his other kids have! He is a bastard and should take what he got! That SOB!

[@danielr.8345]

Princess 💩

[@lauranminney7793]

Bravo for your tenacity, Delphine! Sorry, but your dad is a despicable man still thinking he can cya & just lie his way out of any Situation that he doesn’t want to be held accountable for! Praise God for creating us with DNA so men can be held accountable for their trifling, cheating! Remember the affair lasted 18YEARS!…. NOT 18 days!

[@henriettecrouzet8454]

Bien il était tant il croyait passer à côté

[@vioe2537]

Men,they want to eat their cakes and have it

[@tonymediterranean1017]

You are so sweet

[@elenagaroti]

Not expecting anything but the inheritance and titles $$$

[@ameard9801]

We re in 2020 We don t need Princesses 👸 & Queens 👸 We re not in the 15th Century anymore BooooOooOOO. 👎

[@astridsegall6013]

She did blackmail him during long years. Because he broke up with her mom, after 19 years.

[@8AUGS]

@@astridsegall6013 Really🙄. How dare she hold her own dad accountable for taking his pants off and fathering her? I mean, who does that to their own flesh and blood? Such nerve🙄. I'm sure the court dealt with her appropriately😏🥱.

[@kimmacrae8623]

Shut up you stupid fool.

[@kimmacrae8623]

@@astridsegall6013 Her mother ended the relationship so to not disrupt the Royal Family. He did not leave Delphine’s mother, she left him. His wife the Queen agreed to stay as long as the child’s name was never brought up. It is all in the articles.....read read read!!!

[@ameard9801]

@@kimmacrae8623 Middle 🖕 Finger

[@astridsegall6013]

You are a lier, you blackmail him during years. Because he brake up with your mom, after 19 years relationship.

[@silverfuture835]

She is his biological child. Scientists confirmed it. He had an affair!!! Why are you angry at her and not him!!! Albert is a pathetic insecure obese dirty old pervert who should be jailed.

[@JerubbaalgodSlayer]

@Silver Future Astrid Segall may just be like that deadbeat pathetic excuse of a man so it makes sense to them 🤷🏼‍♀️ So glad the courts sided with her and she got back what was stolen from her.

[@Ast151]

Looks like you missed the point:: you can not break up with your own daughter

[@vioe2537]

How do you know that?

[@lauranminney7793]

Thank God for creating us with DNA so scientifically it can be proven that Delphine actually IS THE KINGS CHILD!!