Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20140402112823/@comment-5655661-20140411232344

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Illegitimate children are not classified as royalty. Even if Leopold is Zelena's father, she is not considered a princess. In some monarchies there is a possibility for ruling monarch to legitimize his previously illegitimate child so Cora could've counted on that. Or she was about to marry the prince when he died and left her pregnant. In any case, she had no use of Zelena. But as I said, I doubt they will make things complicated if they can simply make Leopold Zelena's father and live in belief they made a smart and unexpected twist.