In a very unexpected statement, King Albert II of Belgium admitted that he is indeed the father of Delphine Boël. The statement has made an end to a seven-year-long legal battle between father and daughter. But who exactly is Delphine Boël? And how come King Albert II has waited for so long to recognise his daughter who was born out of wedlock? Here’s a recap of the full story.
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The former King of Belgium, Albert II, has publicly conceded that Delphine Boël is his illegitimate daughter.
The former monarch’s admission comes after a lengthy legal battle lasting many years.
King Albert’s lawyer released a statement on Monday evening in which…
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium has arrived in Nepal for a five-day official visit. The sister of King Philippe is in the country in her capacity as Honorary President of the Damien Foundation.
Princess Astrid of Belgium is currently undertaking her first…
Mathilde Marie Christiane Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz was born on 20 January 1973. She is the oldest child of Jonkheer Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz and his wife, Countess Anna Maria Komorowska. Through her mother’s paternal family, Mathilde has Polish noble ancestry, as well as Polish–Lithuanian Princely ancestry through her mother’s maternal family. Her maternal grandmother was a Princess…
The Royal Crypt at Laeken (near Brussels) in Belgium is the final resting place of the Belgian royals. It is inside the Église Notre-Dame and was built in memory of Queen Louise of Belgium (born Louise of Orléans), who was the second wife of King Leopold I – who had…
The 2010s were a decade filled with many major royal events, including the accession of several new monarchs. One of the countries that saw that change was Belgium.
After an almost 20 year reign, King Albert II announced on 3 July 2013 that he would abdicate in favour of…
VIDEO: King Philippe of Belgium talks about injustice, poverty and exclusion in Christmas Eve broadcast
24th December 2019
The King of Belgium has taken about how we must not remain indifferent to injustice, poverty and exclusion in his annual Christmas Eve broadcast.
In his address to the nation, King Philippe said: “We know… the challenges we face: for our society, for the planet.
“We keep saying they need to be tackled urgently. And for the most part we also know what the solutions are. The…
The Belgian Royal Family has released their Christmas photo for 2019. The image, shared on their official social media, shows King Philippe and Queen Mathilde alongside their four children.
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant stands alongside her two brothers, Prince…
Belgian Royal Family comes together to attend annual Christmas concert
19th December 2019
The Belgian Royal Family was out in force at the annual Christmas concert. Held at the Royal Palace of Brussels, in recent years prominent members of the family have had to miss the event. Last year was the first year in King Philippe’s reign that King Albert attended…
Belgian and Luxembourg royals mark 75th anniversary of Battle of the Bulge
17th December 2019
Yesterday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge alongside Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg at the Mardasson Memorial in Bastogne, Belgium.
Also in attendance was United States Secretary of Defence, Mark Esper; President of Poland, Andrzej Duda; and the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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