Delphine Boël was granted a royal title in 2020 after it emerged she was the illegitimate love child of former Belgian king Albert II
February 17, 2023 - 16:07 GMT Danielle Stacey Former Belgian King Albert II, 88, was spotted embracing his daughter, Princess Delphine, 54, for the first time publicly since she was granted her royal title in 2020.
🚨 Belgian King Albert, 88, and Princess Delphine, 54: their 1st display of affection at a public event.👑 Last year at the same ceremony, Delphine appeared alongside her father for the 1st time, but then they were believed to avoid each other. pic.twitter.com/mzgKpv8E3O Artist Delphine Boël was granted the title of Princess of Belgium in October 2020 following a court battle. She was born from Albert's 18-year-long affair with Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps. Rumours that he had fathered a child with another woman first emerged back in 1999, after claims were disclosed in an unauthorised biography about Albert's wife, Queen Paola.
Shortly after being granted her royal title, Delphine met her father and Queen Paola, at Belvédère Castle in Brussels.
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