In the end, it was a good day to bury controversial royal news. The decision of a court to convert the illegitimate daughter of King Albert II into HRH Princess Delphine of Belgium came on a day the country finally got a new government and that’s reflected in the press coverage of this regal surprise. For while Delphine Saxe-Coburg makes headlines, they are muted and well down the news…
Our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, and our News Editor, Lydia Starbuck, debate on whether or not Belgium should have added a new princess to the Belgian Royal Family.
Lydia Starbuck, News Editor
I can’t help feeling that the decision to create Delphine, daughter of…
Queen Máxima officially opened Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the Netherlands on Thursday during a visit to the Breast Cancer Association Netherlands in The Hague.
During her visit, Queen Máxima met with some of the 230 volunteers who help out with BCAN to hear about…
Queen Mathilde paid a visit to East Flanders on Wednesday, visiting local businesses to learn more about production.
King Philippe had originally been scheduled to join his wife; however, with a new government deal struck overnight, His Majesty had to remain in Brussels to meet with his government officials.
Queen Mathilde’s visit began at Inex, a family-run dairy that focuses on providing…
Queen Letizia meets with Spanish Red Cross about COVID-19 response
2nd October 2020
Sporting a red face mask, Queen Letizia chaired a meeting of the Spanish Red Cross Thursday to hear more about the organisation’s Red Cross RESPONDE Plan against COVID-19.
As the largest humanitarian operation in the history of the Spanish Red Cross, the plan has…
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to the community of Alphen aan den Rijn on Wednesday to discuss debt problems and solutions with a local financial foundation.
Queen Máxima was joined by State Secretary Bas van t’ Wout, the State Secretary for Social Affairs and…
The daughter born outside of marriage to the man who ruled Belgium for almost twenty years now shares the royal status of her half brothers and sister. Delphine Saxe-Coburg, illegitimate daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, has been made a princess by a court and can use the style of HRH. But why has this king’s illegitimate child been granted royal status?
For centuries, illegitimate…
Belgium gains a new Princess as King Albert's illegitimate daughter is granted title
1st October 2020
Delphine Boël, the acknowledged illegitimate daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, has been granted the title of Princess of Belgium with the style of Her Royal Highness, her lawyer has confirmed.
Her new official name will Delphine of Saxe-Coburg (van Saksen-Coburg).
King Philippe of the Belgians has appointed the ministers of the new federal government at the Royal Palace. After nearly 500 days of forming a government, the new ministers have taken the oath before His Majesty the King.
At 10 am sharp King Philippe received the Prime…
On Christmas Day 2019, Ari Behn, the former husband of Princess Martha Louise of Norway, took his own life. His funeral in Oslo Cathedral on January 3 was attend by royals from Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands and Crown Prince Haakon was one of the pallbearers.
On his birthday yesterday, September 30, Ari Behn was laid to rest at Our Savior’s Cemetery in Oslo. Behn was cremated. He was…
