And some are far messier than others.
Some of the children have been openly acknowledged by their regal parents.
Others have been shut out by their purported royal relatives entirely.
There have been a few who have taken legal action.
According to Tatler, he even reportedly called Delphine and yelled, “You are not my daughter!”
Delphine eventually uncovered the truth after a 2020 DNA test proved she is indeed a royal by blood.
While George was thought to be the smartest of his siblings, he also had a secret side.
George married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, his second cousin, in November 1934.
The two had three children together.
He has also said that his grandmother was the person who told him the royals are his biological parents.
His grandmother was said to work for the royal household at the time and ended up adopting him.
In 2015, she toldHarper’s Bazaarthat it was fairly overwhelming when her relationship to Albert was made public.
It’s a difficult time for any young adult, and it was an adjustment to have that attention.
But I knew it was going to come someday."
Alexandre’s mother is former flight attendant Nicole Coste, who previously worked for Air France.
Alexandre is not in the line of succession, as his parents were not married when he was born.
I felt as though it would come out at some point."
Albert also made it clear that he has been supporting Alexandre since his birth.
Brown began his legal battle as part of his attempt to see the contents of Margaret’s will.
However, being allowed to see the will wasn’t an indication that anyone believed Brown’s claim.
Ingrid Sartiau and Alberto Sola Jimenez have both claimed they are children of the former king.
Jimenez was reportedly conceived when his mother was 18 years old and allegedly had a relationship with Juan Carlos.
The king has never confirmed this, but Jimenez has claimed that a royal insider corroborated his story.
Who knows if I’m even your real father?'"
She turned down both options.
Ogilvy took her story all the way to the BBC, where she and her boyfriend appeared on TV.
We believe we are doing the right thing and it’s what we want to do."
According to theDaily Mail, Phillips urged Heather to have an abortion but she declined.
Felicity was under the impression her father was dead until she was 8 years old.
Eventually, Phillips paid a settlement of $350,000.
PerRoyal Central, Henry was believed to have had at least 24 children outside of wedlock.
One of the children was Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, who was born before Henry became monarch.
Marcher was out of the question, but that did little to prevent the relationship from developing.
By 1871, Thyra was pregnant.
The family maintained that she was being treated for jaundice.
After Thyra gave birth, a local family adopted the baby.
The news was made public in 2020 as part of the BBC “Witness History” series.
There were also two journalists who knew the truth of the children’s parentage, both from the BBC.
He started to talk about an American woman who gave him another daughter."
The trio agreed that the news would not be shared until Bernhard passed away.
PerFrance 24, the decision was up to the Council of State.
In 2010, Carlos wed Annemarie, Duchess of Parma.
The two went on to welcome three children.
