Princess Delphine of Belgium
Belgian artist; extramarital daughter of King Albert II of Belgium
Princess Delphine of Belgium (Delphine Michèle Anne Marie Ghislaine de Saxe-Cobourg; born 22 February 1968), known previously as Jonkvrouw Delphine Boël, is a Belgian artist and member of the Belgian royal family. She is the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium with Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps, and the half-sister of King Philippe of Belgium. On 1 October 2020, she was lawfully recognised as Princess of Belgium with the style "Her Royal Highness". Earlier, she had belonged to the Belgian titled nobility and was legally Jonkvrouw.
Quotes
edit- I was always going to be known as the bastard.
- "Belgium’s secret princess, Delphine, reveals why she took her royal father, former King Albert to court", inews (September 25, 2022)
- I represent myself.
- "Princess Delphine of Belgium, the extramarital daughter of King Albert II, wants equal treatment", EL PAÍS (December 11, 2023)