A pretty good reason why Mr. Boel did not sue for divorce...
Mr Boël had ample reason for divorce and with his immense fortune and infuence in Belgium he would really not fall in disgrace. They -the Boëls- still are influential. All activities in the steel- and coal industry have been sold but the Boël family has cleverly invested all in large conglomerats and growing industries such as
Sofina (amongst others a major owner of one of Europes biggest upmarket retail chains: the
Carrefour hypermarchés),
Solvay (an international chemical group), etc.. The family is extremely well-connected. A Boël is married to Étienne Viscount Davignon, one of the mastodonts of Belgian economy and fomer Vice-Chair of the European Commission.
With or without public shame: Mr Boël could (and still can) live as a King. His family owns
Court-Saint-Etienne, a fabulous domain with a castles, a park, 14 farms, forests and a lot of upmarket real estate. But in the whole of Belgium, from the Flemish coast to the deep forests of the Ardennes as well in Brussels, the family owns lots of properties.
Château et Ferme de Falaën (
picture)
Château Boël de La Louvière (
picture)
Château Golbet d'Alviella Court-Saint-Etienne (
picture)
Château et Ferme de Chenoy - outer court (
picture)
Château et Ferme de Chenoy - main building (
picture)
Lots of houses in the "Square des Milliardaires" (Square du Bois, Brussels, here seems to be the main residence of Delphine's legal father) (
picture)
Etc.
Etc.