 Volborth married twice; firstly, in 1942, to Rose Ottilie (née Duvernoy, from whom he was divorced in the 1960s or 1970s, having had two sons) and a Belgian diplomat, Dr Diana Danys.Volborth was admitted to the "Johanniterorden" ("Order of Saint John") in 1977.Four years later, he received the accolade as a Knight of Justice ("Rechtsritter") in the Order.