Belgian car salesman becomes prince after DNA test proves royal parentage

[Ajay0]

A Belgian car salesman was acknowledged as a prince after a paternity test confirmed his biological father to be Prince Laurent , brother to the King of Belgium.

Delphine Boel was an another illegitimate daughter of Prince Laurent, who fought a court battle for many years till she too was acknowledged as his daughter and claimed the title of princess in 2020.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/22/europe/prince-belgium-secret-son-scli-intl

[enchanted]

Crazy. The invisible, arbitrary, and completely fabricated social contracts we have created and follow, and in some cases make society possible (e.g. money) are wild.