Top 10 royal scandals in recent years
- By Zhang Junmian
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Belgium King has an illegitimate daughter, 2008
In 2008, 40-year-old Belgian artist Delphine Boel published her autobiography, "Cutting the Umbilical Cord", in which she reveals her identity as the secret love daughter of Belgium King Albert II. She said in her book that she was fed up of getting attention for being the king's dirty laundry and she had to cut the umbilical cord. King Albert II had a love affair with Sybille, Baroness de Selys Longchamps, who gave birth to Boel in 1968. Albert II once sought to divorce Princess Paola and marry Sybille, but Sybille refused to marry him after receiving unwanted pressure from the royal family. Albert II was forced to admit his affair in 1999 when a biography about Queen Paolo disclosed Boel's existence. However, the king has never acknowledged Boel as his daughter. His indifference has deeply wounded Boel.
