“The attitude taken by Albert II yesterday does not foretell the opening of a dialogue between his daughter and him,” Mr. Uyttendaele said. According to Ms. Boël, that is when her biological father, seeking to avoid a scandal, cut all ties. Ms. Boël will not enter the royal line of succession, but she will be in line to inherit some part of the king’s private fortune. Her lawyer, however, stressed that she had filed the suit for emotional reasons, not financial ones, noting that Jacques Boël, who raised Ms. Boël as his only daughter, was a wealthy man. “Her motives were therefore in no way profit-seeking — quite the opposite,” Mr. Uyttendaele said.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2020 13:07 UTC