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

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.