How interesting that Boudewijn knew about Delphine and didn't look on it as something that should be resolved in some acceptable way. Of course many opinions were at play within the family at that time. I certainly am not judging but find it fascinating. How times have changed. That really is a startling list of prince and princesses of Belgium.
The alterations on who gets the titles were made during the reign of Boudewijn. He knew about Delphine but never thought this would happen. Had he considered this could have been the outcome im certain he would have altered the rules to children of consented marriages. I do expect there will be another alteration to the current rules. Philippe has already limited it to children and grandchildren but with currently all the following people having the style of prince(ss) of Belgium:
01. HM the King of the Belgians
02. HM the Queen of the Belgians
03. HM king Albert II
04. HM Queen Paola
05. HRH the Duchess of Brabant
06. HRH prince Gabriel
07. HRH prince Emanuel
08. HRH princess Eleonore
09. HRH princess Astrid
10. HRH prince Lorenz
11. HRH prince Amedeo
12. HRH princess Elisabetta
13. HRH princess Maria Laura
14. HRH prince Joachim
15. HRH princess Louisa Maria
16. HRH princess Letitia Maria
17. HRH prince Laurent
18. HRH princess Claire
19. HRH princess Louise
20. HRH prince Nicholas
21. HRH prince Aymeric
22. HRH princess Delphine
23. HRH princess Josephine
24. HRH prince Oscar
25. HRH princess Alexandre
26. HRH princess Marie Christine
27. HRH princess Marie Esmeralda
for a nation of less than 12 million inhabitants that is quite a lot As many of them are of the younger generation and not children of the current King i expect the rules will once more be limited in the foreseeable future.
It is something Delphine - whom I know quite well - and I have talked about in the past. If Albert had done the decent thing, she wouldn't have demanded anything.
I can't help wondering what would have happened had King Albert properly acknowledged Delphine as his child in some considerate way all those years ago. Setting aside all the ramifications of his position in the royal family at the time, would/could she have become the princess she is now?
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