Belgium: a fake Facebook account posing as Crown Princess Elisabeth posts AI-generated photos and videos of her, including a suggestive video that went viral; the Royal Palace says it took the necessary measures
Belgian media reported on 27 and 28 March 2026 that a Facebook account presenting itself as the official account of Crown Princess Elisabeth, with more than 28,000 followers, had for months posted photos and videos of her, many of them generated with artificial intelligence. One suggestive AI video showing her dancing in a prison cell went viral, drew more than 1,000 likes and caused public indignation. The Royal Palace deplored the spread of such AI-generated content, called it unfortunately very frequent and said it had taken the necessary measures in this case; La Libre reported that the account appeared to have disappeared.
AI involvement reported · Causal attribution alleged · 4 sources, 2 underlying accounts · Added 04/10/2026