Princess Delphine doesn't come from your usual royal background. Her birth was the result of an shocking, years-long affair between King Albert II of Belgium with Baroness Sybille de Selys Longchamps, and she didn't know her real father—known to her as a family friend—was actually the king until she was 18. Armed with DNA, Delphine, 57, fought for nearly two decades to prove that King Albert was her dad and won her legal battle in 2020. While speaking to the "It's Reigning Men" podcast, Princess Delphine shared her incredible story—but she also opened up about how she relates to Prince Harry.
Explaining that she was a "politically exposed person" and "had no protection," Delphine—who, like Prince Harry, is not a working royal—said she understood how the Duke of Sussex felt. After being asked about Harry, she said, "I think Harry suffered so much, and I think he was traumatized and it's coming out now."
