European Royals

King's brother wonders why monarchs still exist in 21st century and says some royal rules are ''medieval''

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14th October 2023
In an interview to mark his upcoming 60th birthday, Prince Laurent used his time to reflect on his life as a royal and ponder why modern society even has monarchies. In a wide-ranging interview with cartoonist Marec of the Flemish newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Laurent shared that life in the Belgian Royal Family is difficult because “there are rules and customs that are different from those in…
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Belgium

Who is Prince Laurent of Belgium?

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19th October 2019
Prince Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie was born on 19 October 1963 as the third child of the Prince and Princess of Liège (later King Albert and Queen Paola) in Château de Belvédère in Laeken. At the time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession to the…
Belgium

Belgian Royal Family honours fallen soldiers on Armistice Day

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11th November 2018
King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz and Prince Laurent of Belgium have commemorated the end of World War I which occurred exactly 100 years ago. Belgium played a crucial role in the First World War. In the morning, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of World War One, World War Two and of the humanitarian and peacekeeping missions since…
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Belgium

Prince Laurent backtracks on decision to sue MP for slander

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22nd June 2018
It came to light on 20 June that Prince Laurent of Belgium wanted to sue a Member of Parliament (MP) in Belgium, Peter Buysrogge, for slander if he did not apologise. The Prince wanted an apology from the MP after the politician accused him of fraud in May 2018. Buysrogge claimed last month that Prince Laurent had filed a false report on his activities. For the annual report in 2017, he submitted…
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Belgium

Prince Laurent's Twitter account deleted

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10th August 2017
It was discovered yesterday that Prince Laurent of Belgium’s Twitter account (@Laurent_of_B) had been deleted. Members of the Belgian media made the discovery yesterday morning. Many had wondered if King Philippe had pressured his younger brother to delete his account, but the Belgian Royal Court issued a denial saying to Belgian news Belga, “We also found that Prince Laurent’s…
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