Last Thursday it was a bolt from the blue: ‘A joint message from the King and Princess Delphine’, suddenly appeared on the social media of the palace. On October 9, Filip appeared to have invited his half-sister to the castle of Laken for a three-hour lunch, which, according to the court, led to ‘a warm meeting’. ‘This extensive and special conversation gave us the opportunity to get to know each other. We’ve talked about our own lives and our common interests. This bond will develop further within the family ‘, stated a photo of Prince and Princess. With this gesture as noble as it is dignified, Delphine is now only truly recognized within the royal family after a long suffering. It even forced Albert II to respond that he and Queen Paola are ‘pleased’. He calls it “the beginning of better times for all of us and Delphine in particular.” Her attrition began in 1999 with the publication of Paola. From ‘la dolce vita’ to queen of our royalty watcher Mario Danneels. He looks back 21 years later on what has become a historical saga.
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