Princess Delphine has written, via her lawyer Marc Uyttendaele, a letter to Prime Minister De Croo, where she requests to be given the same rights as her half-brother Laurent and half-sister Astrid. Apparently, she is not satisfied about her role in official events as of late: she was not invited to the King's Feast on 15 November and, according to her, even when she's invited to events she's treated differently than her half-sibilings:
https://archive.vn/2023.12.08-18212...as-etre-assez-impliquee-elle-ecrit-au-premier
First random thoughts:
It's curious she's realised now that she isn't invited to the King's Feast. She was recognized in 2020 and since then she's never been invited. It was always reserved for people who receive a dotation and have an active role in the monarchy, and she's always said she isn't interested in either of these things;
I'm not sure what she means when she says she's being treated "differently" at official events. During the military parade on National Day, she's exactly on the same stage as Astrid and Laurent. This year she also attended the concert to mark Philippe's 10 years as King, along with her partner and daughter;
I think it's a step too far. She was lucky enough to receive a title due to a badly-worded royal decree, but since she's not in line to the throne, she's not working for the monarchy on an official capacity and she doesn't receive a dotation, she is in a different position than her half-sibilings and she should accept it. Perhaps, King Philippe should have drawn a clearer line when welcoming her into the family, clearly saying that she was welcome at family occasions (mass for the deceased members of the royal house, weddings, commemorations, etc), but she wouldn't be invited to official events, like the National Day (Princess Esmeralda, for example, is only invited to some family events, and she has never written letters to the government about it)