Artist and sculptor Delphine Boel is on the cusp of officially becoming a Belgian princess after a Brussels court ruled in her favor Thursday in a decades-old royal paternity scandal pitting her against former King Albert II.Her lawyer, Alain de Jonghe, confirmed in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that the court gave his client full satisfaction, recognizing her as the former monarch's daughter.
A statement from her team of lawyers said she would be able to be called princess “Delphine of Saxe Coburg," and will be set on the same footing as her royal brothers and sisters.
The breakthrough ruling came a month earlier than expected, but not a moment too soon for the 52-year-old Boel. “The legal victory will never replace the.