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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Former King Albert II of Belgium has lost his appeal against the order to undergo a DNA-test, the Court of Cassation, the main court of last resort in Belgium, decided today. The case will now return to the Court of Appeals which can decide that the DNA-test he underwent in…
Former King Albert II of Belgium’s appeal against the order to undergo a DNA-test will be discussed today by the Court of Cassation, the main court of last resort in Belgium.
He had been ordered to undergo a DNA-test in order to determine if he is the father of…
Delphine Boël "relieved" after King Albert's decision to take DNA-test
31st May 2019
Delphine Boël was “relieved” after her supposed father, the former King Albert II of the Belgians, decided to finally take a DNA-test in her paternity case.
Her lawyer Marc Uyttendaeletegenover told RTBF, “She was relieved, but she was also relieved after the verdict from the Court of Appeals. She could not imagine that King Albert would not respect a judicial ruling.”…
According to his lawyer, former King Albert II of Belgium has agreed to take a DNA-test in the paternity case of his supposed natural daughter Delphine Boël. He decided to this, his lawyer said, because “he respects the legal system.”
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Below is an opinion on the ongoing saga of Delphine Boël and her quest to have King Albert recognise her as his daughter, by our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger.
King Albert, by continuing to drag out this paternity suit, you only further damage your reputation. It makes you…
The Court of Appeal of Brussels has ruled that King Albert of Belgium has to pay 5,000 euros per day as long as he refuses to submit himself to a DNA-test to determine whether Ms Delphine Boël is his daughter. The lawyers of Ms Boël had requested this after King Albert refused to take a DNA-test despite a binding court ruling.
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Since 2013, King Albert is part of an ongoing…
King Albert II of Belgium refuses to give a DNA sample in paternity case
1st February 2019
King Albert II of Belgium, who abdicated in 2013 in favour of his eldest son, has refused to give a DNA sample in the paternity case of his supposed natural daughter Delphine Boël. Late last year the Court of Appeals in Brussels ordered King Albert to undergo a DNA-test…
The Court of Appeals in Brussels has ordered King Albert II of Belgium, who abdicated in 2013 in favour of his eldest son, to undergo a DNA-test in order to determine if he is the father of Delphine Boël. The court had already settled that Delphine Boël’s legal…
Delphine Boël, the supposed daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, is going to court tomorrow to demand a sample of the former King’s DNA. She has been fighting to be recognised as his daughter. Her case had been declared inadmissible, but she has appealed this decision. Considering the age of the King, she wishes to preserve the DNA for when her appeal overturns the original decision if…
