Article 58PQ1 Delphine Boël: Belgian king's daughter wins right to call herself princess

Delphine Boël: Belgian king's daughter wins right to call herself princess

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Daniel Boffey in Brussels
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Artist whose mother had affair with former king Albert II wins the right to use royal title and father's surname

An artist who successfully fought a seven-year legal battle to prove she was the daughter of the former king of Belgium, Albert II, has won the right to be recognised as a princess.

The Brussels Court of Appeal has ruled that Delphine Boel, 52, had the right to her Royal father's surname after a bitter battle for acknowledgement.

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