Belgian king's daughter fights for right to call herself a princess

Delphine Boel, whose mother had affair with ex-king Albert II, also wants to take her father's surname

A woman who successfully fought a seven-year legal battle to prove she was the daughter of the former king of Belgium, Albert II, will learn next month whether, against the wishes of her father, she will be able to use the titles Her Royal Highness and the Princess of Belgium.

Delphine Boel, 52, an artist and sculptor, whose mother had an extra-marital affair with Albert in the 1960s and 70s, argued in the Brussels court of appeal that she should also be able to use her biological father's surname of Saxe-Coburg. The court will give its judgment on 29 October.