Albert II of Belgium admits the paternity of the sculptor Delphine Boël
The
Belgian
artist
Delphine Boël
, born from an extramarital affair of King Emeritus Albert II of Belgium, was
officially
designated this Thursday
as princess of this country
after a decision by the
Brussels court
that examined the request for recognition of the monarch's paternity.
Seven years after Boël presented
his first paternity suit
to Albert II
in 2013
, the artist
will now change her surname
and take that of her father, from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, reported the Belgian public radio television RTBF.
Her children, Josephine and Oscar, also become by
extension Princess and Prince of Belgium
and will be named with the formula "Her Royal Highness".
In statements collected by the Belga news
agency, the lawyer for the artist, Marc Uyttendaele said the ruling gives your customer
"satisfaction"
and applauded that have fulfilled their demands to be treated "on an equal footing with his brothers and sister ".
"She is delighted with this decision that ends a
long and painful procedure
for her and her family. A legal victory will never replace the love of a father, but it offers a
feeling of justice,
" stressed the lawyer.
The 52-year-old Boël's existence
came to light in 1999
as a result of the publication of an unauthorized biography of Queen Paola.
The Brussels Court of Appeal ordered the 86-year-old former monarch in May 2019 to
carry out a DNA test
to compare the genetic information with that of his alleged daughter.
Finally,
Alberto II confirmed on January 27
that the results of the DNA test to which he was submitted by order of justice showed that he is the biological father of the artist.
The Brussels Court of Appeal had held the last hearing on
this process on September 10
and planned to deliver a judgment on October 29.
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