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Will Brussels court order DNA tests from Belgium's King Albert II?

Will Brussels court order DNA tests from Belgium's King Albert II?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in General » Litigation
Settled on 09/03/2013 20:53 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option:No Delphine Boel, who has long sought recognition as the daughter of former Belgian king, Albert II, launched fresh legal action Tuesday to prove he is her real father as new details emerge about her origins.

Lawyers said they would file new proceedings next week on behalf of Boel, a 45-year-old artist, who in June had tried to get Albert and two of his three children, Prince Philippe and Princess Astrid, to appear in court.

As king, however, Albert enjoyed immunity from court action but he then abdicated in favour of Philippe on July 21, citing age and ill health.

Accordingly, Boel's suit has been changed to name only Albert, 79, and her legal father Jacques Boel whose status will be contested so as to help establish her true paternity.

http://www.expatica.com/be/news/belgian-news/former-belgian-king-faces-new-paternity-suit_273033.html

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Belgian sculptor Delphine Boel has gone to court to win official recognition as the natural daughter of Belgium's King Albert II, reports said Monday.

Boel, 45, has filed a suit requiring King Albert, his heir Prince Philippe and daughter Princesse Astrid to appear in a Brussels court, palace spokesman Bruno Neve de Mevergnies told AFP.

The RTBF television station said Boel, who has a distinct likeness to Albert, was hoping to get the court to order a DNA test so as to establish her relationship with the king.

A court hearing has been set for June 25, according to the Belga news agency.

http://www.expatica.com/be/news/belgian-news/sculptor-seeks-recognition-as-belgian-king-s-daughter_267584.html

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   Super Userkruijs

The court hearing stemming from the legal action taken by the King’s illegitimate daughter Delphine Boël against King Albert II, Crown Prince Filip and Princess Astrid and Ms Boël’s legal father Jacques Boël has been postponed until 3 September.

http://www.expatica.com/be/news/belgian-news/Bol-court-hearing-put-back-until-September_268221.html

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