The love child of Belgium's former King Albert II has revealed why she outed the royal as her father, insisting she would have done so regardless of his status. Delphine is thought to be the result of an 18-year affair Albert - who abdicated in 2013 - had with Belgian aristocrat Sybille de Selys Longchamps. Delphine was told she would have to publicly denounce claims that Albert was her father in order to have their names removed. In 2013, she filed a lawsuit against King Albert in which she demanded he publicly recognise her as his daughter. Albert is thought to have undergone the DNA test shortly afterwards, which proved he is Delphine's father.

Source: Daily Mail August 23, 2020 09:33 UTC