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The future of Delphine when King Albert II will pass away are , is in our King Philippe's Hand.
I agree. At first I had sympathy too. Now, this is all a "power grab" of some sort, just to make her look relevant. Just needs to stop.People will tire of her and I used to have sympathy for her in the past ,
Sadly enough is enough!
I wonder if she purposely gave her children the first names of her Swedish royal ancestors. Or are they popular names in Belgium?
Recently, Delphine's children, Joséphine and Oscar, have taken steps to change their names. They now bear the surname of the Belgian royal family attached to their paternal surname, namely "O'Hare of Saxe-Coburg".
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Les enfants de la princesse Delphine portent dorénavant le nom de la famille royale
Les enfants de la princesse Delphine sont obtiennent le nom de la famille royale belge : Josephine et Oscar O'Hare de Saxe-Cobourghistoiresroyales.fr
She comes across as someone who craves attention and it possibly has root causes elsewhere,but taking your family grievances to social media is tacky and Delphine should know better.I agree. At first I had sympathy too. Now, this is all a "power grab" of some sort, just to make her look relevant. Just needs to stop.
Oscar is currently a very popular name, but Oscar O'Hare is already 16 years old. Considering Delphine used to tell Albert time and time again how she and her daughter resemble Queen Astrid, I don't doubt she purposely named them after their relatives.I wonder if she purposely gave her children the first names of her Swedish royal ancestors. Or are they popular names in Belgium?
Are that many names common in Belgium?Oscar is currently a very popular name, but Oscar O'Hare is already 16 years old. Considering Delphine used to tell Albert time and time again how she and her daughter resemble Queen Astrid, I don't doubt she purposely named them after their relatives.
Anyway, I don't know Josephine's full name, but Oscar's full name is Oscar John Patrick Tobias Léopold Michel.
I agree. At first, I had sympathy too. Now, this is all a "power grab" of some sort, just to make her look relevant. Just needs to stop.
I answered a similar question in post #123 of this thread.Me too. Years ago, when her story came out, I thought in this day and age she didn't ask to be stigmatized because her mother and Albert's adulterous escapades produced a child. Not to bring it up but same situation happened in my old country, Spain, and in comparison, Delphine's case had a better outcome.
per article:
The new laws on titles advocated a distinction between the civil surname and titles, thus making it possible to dissociate the title of Prince of Belgium from that of the surname "of Belgium" used – without legal justification – by members of the royal family. As a result, Delphine's children, Joséphine and Oscar O'Hare, had kept their father's surname, while receiving the predicate of Royal Highness and the title of Prince and Princess of Belgium. They were then known as "Her Royal Highness Josephine O'Hare, Princess of Belgium" and "His Royal Highness Oscar O'Hare, Prince of Belgium".My question on these titles:
I have to point out how proud I'm of the Queen accepting the child and grandchildren on that family picture. This situation had to be so tough for her as a wife with such a public life and she seems more relaxed in that picture than Albert himself.
- Are they hereditary of for life only?
- If hereditary, will every descendant of Delphine carry the predicative Royal Highness and or/Prince(ess) of Belgium down the generations?
I can no longer see her Instagram posts as she has apparently blocked meA rare set of new photos of the family Josephine and Oscar included - as the family celebrated both the New Year and the 25th anniversary of Delphine and Jim's relationship with a journey to Istanbul:
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Delphine de Saxe-Cobourg on Instagram: "How wonderful to be in Istanbul to celebrate the New Year,as well as our 25 th Anniversary, for Jim & I of being together & in Love. This was even more special because our children, Josephine & Oscar are with u
delphine_de_saxe_cobourg on January 1, 2025: "How wonderful to be in Istanbul to celebrate the New Year,as well as our 25 th Anniversary, for Jim & I of being together & in Love. This was even more special because our children, Josephine & Oscar are with us for this very special moment. A...www.instagram.com
It's not my interpretation of article 4 of the 2015 royal decree: if it were the case, all the hundreds of people descending from Leopold I would be entitled to be "Prince" or "Princess" which is clearly completely absurd.I know that her grandchildren won’t be prince/ss of Belgium but wasn’t it stated that all the defendants of the royal family are prince/ss but the of Belgium would be restricted to the children and grandchildren of a monarch?
Delphine Boel is 4 months pregnant with her second child, she already has a 4 y/o daughter called Josephine. The father of both children is the Irish American Jim O´Hare.I wonder if she purposely gave her children the first names of her Swedish royal ancestors. Or are they popular names in Belgium?
It's not my interpretation of article 4 of the 2015 royal decree: if it were the case, all the hundreds of people descending from Leopold I would be entitled to be "Prince" or "Princess" which is clearly completely absurd.
This discussion probably should be in a titles-thread.
Strange, her accent doesn’t sound French but her siblings’ do. Is there a reason for that?She seldom speaks Dutch. IIRC she once did on a Dutch programme in the early 2000s. But now she speaks English when interviewed for Flemish television. While living in Belgium she was raised speaking French, though she moved to the UK and had an English stepfather from the early 80s, where she perhaps spoke English.
She mainly speaks English. She was mainly raised in London (from age 7-8) and speaks English with her American partner as well. She can speak French of course (her mother is from a French-speaking family, obviously, as you can easily tell from her family name) but it's clear she's more at ease in English.Strange, her accent doesn’t sound French but her siblings’ do. Is there a reason for that?
A rare set of new photos of the family Josephine and Oscar included - as the family celebrated both the New Year and the 25th anniversary of Delphine and Jim's relationship with a journey to Istanbul:
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Delphine de Saxe-Cobourg on Instagram: "How wonderful to be in Istanbul to celebrate the New Year,as well as our 25 th Anniversary, for Jim & I of being together & in Love. This was even more special because our children, Josephine & Oscar are with u
delphine_de_saxe_cobourg on January 1, 2025: "How wonderful to be in Istanbul to celebrate the New Year,as well as our 25 th Anniversary, for Jim & I of being together & in Love. This was even more special because our children, Josephine & Oscar are with us for this very special moment. A...www.instagram.com
To be fair some of the grandkids look like Paola.Oscar looks like a darker haired version of his cousin Emmanuel, their features are so alike!
Those Coburg genes work overtime, nearly all of Albert's descendants look like his side of the family, except for some of Astrid's kids and that's only because Habsburg genes are just as strong![]()
They said that nearly all of Albert's descendants look like his side of the family except some of Astrid's kids.She is not their grandmother
It wasn't a reference to Joséphine and Oscar, but to (some of) the other grandchildrenShe is not their grandmother
To be fair some of the grandkids look like Paola.