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:
- 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 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.