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[Marengo]

I may have miswed it, but is there a screenshot of Prince Emmanuel's message? What is the source of this?

 

[Moonmaiden23]

It's interesting because that one royal fan account on Instagram (was this the first person to widely share the picture?) indeed wrote that Georg's Instagram account used to be public and that the picture came from there.

Now another royal fan account on Instagram, Royal Fashion Daily, says that Georg's Instagram account was never public and that only 3 of his friends had this picture, and one of them leaked it.

I have no idea which version is true, but if he trusted only 3 friends with the picture and one of them could not be trusted after all, that would obviously be terrible for Georg (and Elisabeth). If on the other hand, he did post it on Instagram, then the whole thing would be his fault really.

Where did the information that Elisabeth's cousin Prince Aymeric leaked it comes from?

Marengo...there is a copy of the screenshot of Emmanuel's comment in this thread messages #482 and #500.

 

[Princess_Eleanor]

Where did the information that Elisabeth's cousin Prince Aymeric leaked it comes from?

Marengo...there is a copy of the screenshot of Emmanuel's comment in this thread messages #482 and #500.

Unfortunately, I don't know. So there are even 3 versions of how it was leaked...

It's very difficult to say, especially when most of the information comes from fan accounts on Instagram...

Plot twist: all versions of the story are false and the picture is fake. The Liechtenstein court has said that it was created using AI.

Therefore, these fan accounts on Instagram were just making things up and/ or spreading lies.

Nadat virale foto van prinses Elisabeth voor opschudding zorgt in Laken: Liechtenstein ontkent dat beeld echt is

Koning Filip (65) en koningin Mathilde (52) zijn ervan op de hoogte dat hun dochter kroonprinses Elisabeth (23) ‘talk of the town’ is, en zitten danig verveeld met de zaak. Geruchten over haar mogelijke relatie met prins Georg (26) van Liechtenstein veroorzaken opwinding onder fans, maar...

www.hln.be

 

[Stefan]

Plot twist: all versions of the story are false and the picture is fake. The Liechtenstein court has said that it was created using AI.

Therefore, these fan accounts on Instagram were just making things up and/ or spreading lies.

Nadat virale foto van prinses Elisabeth voor opschudding zorgt in Laken: Liechtenstein ontkent dat beeld echt is

Koning Filip (65) en koningin Mathilde (52) zijn ervan op de hoogte dat hun dochter kroonprinses Elisabeth (23) ‘talk of the town’ is, en zitten danig verveeld met de zaak. Geruchten over haar mogelijke relatie met prins Georg (26) van Liechtenstein veroorzaken opwinding onder fans, maar...

www.hln.be

And since when is Georg an HRH. When not even the Liechtenstein Court uses the right style

 

[Moonmaiden23]

Ahh....so it was good old AI after all?.
Then why the scolding from Emmanuel about privacy?

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Ahh....so it was good old AI after all?.
Then why scolding from Emmanuel about privacy?

That could be fake as well, I suppose (I haven't looked into it myself). The oddity then is that the Palace could not tell Wim Dehandschutter (who is a reputable royal reporter) whether the image was real or not.

 

[Somebody]

Plot twist: all versions of the story are false and the picture is fake. The Liechtenstein court has said that it was created using AI.

Therefore, these fan accounts on Instagram were just making things up and/ or spreading lies.

Nadat virale foto van prinses Elisabeth voor opschudding zorgt in Laken: Liechtenstein ontkent dat beeld echt is

Koning Filip (65) en koningin Mathilde (52) zijn ervan op de hoogte dat hun dochter kroonprinses Elisabeth (23) ‘talk of the town’ is, en zitten danig verveeld met de zaak. Geruchten over haar mogelijke relatie met prins Georg (26) van Liechtenstein veroorzaken opwinding onder fans, maar...

www.hln.be

What is the exact text of the Liechtenstein court? The hln-article is behind a paywall.

 

[Princess_Eleanor]

What is the exact text of the Liechtenstein court? The hln-article is behind a paywall.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Thank you. In hindsight, most of us, myself included, should have given the sourcing more scrutiny...

Wim Dehandschutter has (thus far) been unable to confirm or disprove the post allegedly made by Prince Emmanuel. Transcript of his recent tweets for those who need it:

Belgian Prince Emmanuel reportedly posted a message on Instagram, responding after a photo of his sister Crown Princess Elisabeth and Prince Georg circulated online, sparking speculation of a royal romance.

“Respect privacy. Show empathy. It’s not that complicated!”


I received a screenshot of the message and attempted to verify its authenticity. I know that Emmanuel has an Instagram account, but it’s private and under a pseudonym. The screenshot contains the correct profile picture and name. But I can’t say for sure whether it’s real or fake


The Princely House of Liechtenstein (via private secretary of Prince Alois, father of Prince Georg):

“The picture [with Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth] does not depict His Royal Highness Prince Georg. It is a fake picture created by AI.” hln.be/royalty/virale-foto-v…
Virale foto van prinses Elisabeth zorgt voor opschudding in Laken: Liechtenstein ontkent dat het...

Either Mr. Dehandschutter misquoted or mistranslated the statement he received from Hereditary Prince Alois's secretary, or Alois and his secretary have taken it upon themselves to promote his son to Royal Highness .

 

[Moonmaiden23]

This entire little adventure has been very odd. I am left with even more questions than before....

 

[classyjackie]

If it helps I do remember seeing something a couple days ago about how Elisabeth and Georg were dating. The timing is interesting to say the least.

 

[meeralakshmi]

And since when is Georg an HRH. When not even the Liechtenstein Court uses the right style

That’s strange indeed.

 

[Magnolia471]

It was clear from the start that it was a "retouched" photo! I'm surprised that this time the princely family responded immediately. There are several rumors online about Prince Alois' sons and but they usually never respond... Maybe because this time it's another royal.

 

[Marengo]

I imagine the same. I wouldn't be surprised if the Brussels palace asked them for the favour, so they [Bxl] could still maintain they never comment on the private lives of royals.

 

[meeralakshmi]

https://www.reddit.com/r/RoyalsGossip/comments/1ntfktg/comment/ngw88co/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Image is not AI, this is the original. The heart was just removed.

 

[JR76]

Besides the fact that Prince George seems to have been a bit naive regarding his Instagram account I'm mostly surprised about the two palaces can't get their stories straight.
As is mentioned above there is an original version of the photo that looks real. If this indicates that the two youngsters really are in a relationship I hope they'll be given the time and space to figure things out and go public if they want on their own terms.

 

[Toledo]

Georg is from a princely house, not a royal one. Only his mother is from a royal family.

They make a lovely couple. And royal or not, Georg is from a family with blood bluer than the Danube. He descends from the Stuarts on England and Scotland and from the Hapsburgs and every branch connected to them. It's a match made in royal heaven to me.

Now if both are crown prince(ss) the easy way is marry, have kids and give one throne to each one. We are in a modern world and I don't see why he has to renounce on anything when his country is just a short plane ride away. It's just Liechtenstein, a great economy that practically runs in auto pilot

 

[Moonmaiden23]

https://www.reddit.com/r/RoyalsGossip/comments/1ntfktg/comment/ngw88co/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Image is not AI, this is the original. The heart was just removed.

Wow. Well. It makes sense to me why(IF the story is true) Laeken tossed the hot potato to Alois. Philippe and Mathilde are almost obsessive about privacy. If it turns out down the line that there was smoke where there was fire, Laeken can rightfully claim that they didn't confirm nor deny.

The "secretary" of Prince Alois didn't deny a relationship, only the authenticity of the photo, which is fascinating.

My spidey sense says that there is more to the story...but oh well.

 

[JR76]

Georg is from a princely house, not a royal one. Only his mother is from a royal family.

In the context of ruling houses and formerly ruling houses a family like the Liechtensteins are definitely considered a royal family.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

https://www.reddit.com/r/RoyalsGossip/comments/1ntfktg/comment/ngw88co/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Image is not AI, this is the original. The heart was just removed.

As is mentioned above there is an original version of the photo that looks real.

Is there evidence that the alleged original is indeed a real, unedited photograph?

 

[meeralakshmi]

Is there evidence that the alleged original is indeed a real, unedited photograph?

It’s a screenshot of Georg’s Instagram story and tags Elisabeth’s private account.

 

[Marengo]

And how do we know that this screenshot is not AI / edited as well? Why should we believe whomever posted this on Reddit over the Liechtenstein court? At this point all is as clear as dishwater.


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In response to Moonmaiden: I am not sure if the Belgian King and Queen are more appreciative of their privacy than other monarchs. I think it is the other way around, the Belgian press is more respectful, and privacy is the result. They never initiated a code for the media or had to start a court case against a publication either.

 

[JR76]

And how do we know that this screenshot is not AI / edited as well? Why should we believe whomever posted this on Reddit over the Liechtenstein court? At this point all is as clear as dishwater.

The screenshot with the heart and the tags took a few turns around social media before the one with the heart removed first appeared (on Tumblr I believe). A few people I know have used apps to scan the image to see if it's real and all say that their apps say it is real but tbh I know nothing about how that works or how reliable they are.

Whether or not one chooses to believe if the photo is real or not is up to oneself until (if ever) we get proof thereof.

 

[Marengo]

Indeed. We will see.... if they are dating one would assume now even the Belgian press is awake and more will follow in not too much time.

 

[Moonmaiden23]

And how do we know that this screenshot is not AI / edited as well? Why should we believe whomever posted this on Reddit over the Liechtenstein court? At this point all is as clear as dishwater.


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In response to Moonmaiden: I am not sure if the Belgian King and Queen are more appreciative of their privacy than other monarchs. I think it is the other way around, the Belgian press is more respectful, and privacy is the result. They never initiated a code for the media or had to start a court case against a publication either.

Quite right. I should have qualified my comments by indicating how protective they are about the privacy of their children. Same as Felipe and Letizia, and the W/K in Wales.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

It was clear from the start that it was a "retouched" photo! I'm surprised that this time the princely family responded immediately. There are several rumors online about Prince Alois' sons and but they usually never respond... Maybe because this time it's another royal.

What of Georg himself? Does he have a history of publicizing whom he is - or is not - dating?

 

[Benjamin]

There is a possibility that the private office of the Hereditary Prince could be partially truthful in its statement and avoid technically spreading a falsehood by posing that the photograph, posted as it was on the fan Instagram account (with added text, having removed the emoji near Elisabeth’s face, having removed her Instagram account tag, etc.), was in some way altered, and thus not the real one. In this way, they have squashed the story in a clever way.

However, if you run the original photograph through AI detectors, then you will normally get the result that the application finds the image to have been human generated. Here is the screenshot of the report of one application that I used on the image (uploading the PDF would take too much space), and how it explains the conclusion that it reaches based on the features contained in the image: Screenshot-2025-09-29-at-8-01-40-PM hosted at ImgBB

 

[Tatiana Maria]

The Hereditary Prince's private secretary's statement as quoted by Wim Dehandschutter was: "The picture does not depict His Royal Highness Prince Georg. It is a fake picture created by AI."

In the scenario that the picture is a genuine photograph which was merely lightly edited in the manner described, the secretary's statement would still be a simple falsehood. Their statement claims the picture as a whole (not only the small portions formerly covered by emojis/tags) is "fake" and "created" (not merely edited) by AI.

The statement also claims "the picture does not depict His Royal Highness Prince Georg", which implies the figure of Georg in the picture was entirely artificially generated or inserted. (Unless the secretary considered themselves technically correct that the picture does not depict His Royal Highness Prince Georg because it depicts His Serene Highness Prince Georg... but even I would have difficulty swallowing that argument.)

In any event, it would surely seem risky to lie if that lie were likely to be promptly disproven. If the private secretary did lie, I'd imagine the relationship either is not as close as speculated or it is already finished.

 

[duke of poliganc]

lol when I was checking the new posts and got to the one about the press release by the hereditary prince secretary I smelled something fishy and was about to call BS, but I was not disappointed with the following posts about the photo being genuine and not AI created!

Well the Liechtenstein court can afford being caught lying trying to hide the relationship, they won’t really get that much backlash, the Belgian court on the other hand would think thrice before trying to do so with the press and Belgian people having so recently exposed the cover up of Delphine, Albert’s affair and the out of wedlock son of prince Laurent!

Also, I do agree that Philipe and Matilde are really keen on privacy, let’s not forget that they were able to stay under the radar their whole courtship until they actually announced their engagement out of the blue!

 

[MarleneKoenig]

My take on this story Is Princess Elisabeth of Belgium is dating Prince Georg of Liechtenstein? Or not?