Ish
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How on earth has this been botched? Delphine by all accounts had a father who is among the top ten wealthiest people in Belgium.
Second, if the DM is correct and Delphine is moved into the line of succession, it means that other people will be bumped down and of course, there will be a huge amount of resentment against Delphine among the legitimately born siblings. Who likely dislike her already.
*puts flame suit on* At the time, Delphine's mother was (and is) a Baroness and had a long term affair, meanwhile Delphine allegedly had a lot of Albert's attention and bonded better than with his legitimate heirs. Then Paola agreed to Bedouin's orders that they reconcile and leave their lovers and reconcile and clean up their lives. During this time, Delphine was raised by Mr. Boel who gave her the best of everything. Frankly, I don't see how she had it hard. Suddenly she goes ape and demands more. A place/relationship with the royal family, money, a place in the succession. Then during the initial blitz she ends up calling one of the royals autistic or some nonsense and calms down, but then resurfaces with this.
I cannot imagine what on earth prompted this and second, she is indeed throwing huge rocks through her own windows, sabotaging her life.
As for the succession, if the European court pushes for Delphine to be in the line of succession, then yes, it sets a precedent for an international court of law to end up changing the way the succession is decided in regards to illegitimate children. This might decide future cases where the illegitimate children of mistresses of royals end up having a right to the personal fortunes of their biological fathers and a place in the legitimate succession, then it may well be that this changes the royal game.
It also means that Sovereign nations will face serious meddling and interference within their own nations from foreign legal courts.
First of all, any statement that starts with "if the DM is correct..." should be reconsidered.
An illegitimate child is typically entitled to a share of a person's personal wealth when said person dies. The portion of that wealth varies depending on the country.
That child, however, is not entitled to wealth that is not actually their parent's. The throne of Belgium is not something that Albert himself ever owned. It is owned by the Belgian government and it is the responsibility of the Belgian government to decide who gets to sit on it and who gets to be in line to maybe sit on it.
The Belgians have said that the legitimate descendants of Albert II and the male-line legitimate descendants of Leopold I are the people who get to sit on that throne. This is no more a violation of Human Rights than the fact that the President of the U.S. must be a natural born citizen who is at least 35.