‘Delphine embarrasses Filip with participation in dance show’ | royals

entertainment">Kathy Pauwels, royalty watcher for Flemish radio and television, thinks she knows that Delphine’s participation in the program thwarts Filip’s plans. The king would just like to put his daughter forward as a prominent member of the royal house. Delphine’s performance would ensure that all the attention goes to her and not to Princess Elisabeth.

entertainment">Filip cannot forbid his half-sister to participate in the program, says Matthijs. Because Delphine has no status within the Belgian royal family, according to him she is free to do as she pleases. If Filip wants to change that, he must ensure that the princess is eligible for the allowance that other members of the royal family do receive. That creates obligations and so Filip Delphine could deny all kinds of things. However, Matthijs doubts whether parliament will agree to an allowance for the illegitimate daughter of King Albert II.

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entertainment">Both Matthijs and Pauwels think that Princess Delphine is working on her popularity in a smart way. According to Pauwels, it is a smart move to participate in Dancing with the stars to connect to the organization Make-A-Wish. For example, Delphine wants to help a sick boy’s wish come true. Matthijs thinks that is why Filip has no intention of forbidding her to participate. “Filip can hardly say that she should not commit herself to a sick child and his family,” he says. But it would bother him that he wasn’t aware of her participation.

entertainment">The professor thinks that Play4, a channel of SBS, will benefit from the royal’s participation. “If they’re smart, they’ll let Delphine play until the final,” he says. He also has a tip for Delphine. „If she works seriously on her Dutch, she can participate in later on The smartest person. That would be an even stronger commercial move.”

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