Royal Family news: Princess Delphine with her husband James O Hare (Image: GETTY)
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During the following months, the relationship between the princess and the Belgian Royal Family grew warmer.
On October 9, King Philippe and Princess Delphine met for the first time, as shown by a picture shared by the country s Royal Palace.
In a joint statement, the palace said: “A joint message from His Majesty the King and Her Royal Highness Princess Delphine: On Friday the 9th of October, we met for the first time in the Palace of Laeken.
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Princess Delphine, who spent years battling for recognition as the child of Belgium s former King Albert II, has launched the Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg Fund, a scheme promoting the use of art in health care. She has also been appointed honorary chair of this fund, the work of which perfectly combines Princess Delphine s desire to use her new title to do good with her career as an artist.
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Princess Delphine has shared her name with a cultural fund to support arts in health care, with the creation of the Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg Fund.
Created by the Ghent University Hospital, Princess Delphine’s fund will promote the healing power of art and will support initiatives like “scientific research into the impact of art in healthcare, training and awareness-raising initiatives about art in healthcare, workshops, concerts, lectures…in collaboration with external partners in the arts…” as well as “infrastructural projects such as the artistic design of multipurpose spaces, purchase and rental of equipment for workshops, artworks,” and “the development or purchase of software to enable artistic initiatives,” the Hospital’s website explains.