Belgium

Queen Paola and King Albert reveal why they didn't get divorced

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18th February 2022
Queen Paola and King Albert have spoken openly of how their marriage survived despite them beginning negotiations to divorice. In a new TV programme focussed on Paola, the couple reveal that lawyers were already drawing up terms for them to part when they decided to give their marriage another go. And they both confess that their tumultuous relationship had a big impact on their three children…
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Belgium

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde begin official Middle East visit in Oman

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4th February 2022
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have embarked on an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates that will last until Saturday.  The state plane carrying the royal couple, who are travelling accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès, the Minister of Economy and Employment Pierre-Yves Dermagne and the Minister of Energy Tinne Van der…
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Princess Delphine in mourning after the man she once assumed to be her father dies

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24th January 2022
Jacques Boël, the man who Princess Delphine grew up with, and for many years assumed to be her biological father, has died at the age of 92. Mr Boël was legally recognised as Delphine’s father until King Albert conceded his paternity of her in 2020. Princess Delphine grew up believing that Jacques Boël was her father, even though her mother, Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps, had…
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Belgium

Princess's time as twinkle toes comes to an end

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16th January 2022
Princess Delphine of Belgium’s time on Dancing with the Stars has come to an end. The Princess was voted off the show on Saturday evening, finishing in sixth place on the Flemish dancing show. Belgian journalist Wim Dehandschutter first reported the news and spoke to Delphine after the results. Delphine, who was interviewed in English, said she thought each week she would get…
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