Belgian Prince Laurent formally recognizes 26-year-old son
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- NYT Worldseen 20 Aug, 17:56description edited
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Clément Vandenkerckhove was born to Belgium’s Prince Clement before his marriage. He is now a prince himself, though he is not expected to have royal duties.Clément Vandenkerckhove was born to Belgium’s Prince Laurent before his marriage. He is now a prince himself, though he is not expected to have royal duties.
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)seen 21 Aug, 10:46headline rewritten
Europska država dobila novog princa - trgovca automobilimaEuropska država dobila novog princa – trgovca automobilima
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Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)11:54
Clement Vandenkerckhove becomes Belgian prince, legal heir following formal acknowledgment of paternity
Thu, 20 August 2026
5 reports- BBC News World10:14first to report
Clément Vandenkerckhove was quietly brought into Prince Laurent's family at a town hall ceremony.
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- Index.hr (Croatia)20 Aug, 11:08their copy
- Novinky (Czechia)21 Aug, 03:34their copy
- NYT World10:44edited after publishing
Clément Vandenkerckhove was born to Belgium’s Prince Laurent before his marriage. He is now a prince himself, though he is not expected to have royal duties.
- NYT World10:44
Clément Vandenkerckhove was born to Belgium’s Prince Clement before his marriage. He is now a prince himself, though he is not expected to have royal duties.
- ABC (Spain)11:29
Durante 25 años, Clément Vandenkerckhove ha vivido al margen de una parte de su propia historia familiar. Ahora, a sus 26 años, su situación ha dado un giro definitivo: el hijo de Lorenzo de Bélgica, hermano menor del Rey Felipe, ya ostenta oficialmente el título de Príncipe de Bélgica, después de que su padre formalizara legalmente la paternidad.El cambio llega casi un año después de que Lorenzo hiciera pública por primera vez su relación de filiación y varios meses después de que ambos...
- RMF24 (Poland)12:26
Po 26 latach nieślubne dziecko uznane za członka rodziny królewskiej
Fri, 21 August 2026
7 reports- ABC News (Australia)00:25
The 26-year-old's existence was first recognised last year by his father, who said the pair had "spoken openly and honestly about this in recent years".
- 24sata (Croatia)06:20
Iako formalno postaje princ, neće primati kraljevsku apanažu, odnosno novčane prihode.
- tportal (Croatia)06:22
Belgijski princ Laurent priznao je 26-godišnjeg bivšeg prodavača automobila Clémenta Vandenkerckhovea za svog sina, objavio je BBC.
- iDNES (Czechia)06:31
Bývalý belgický prodejce automobilů Clément Vandenkerckhove se stal novým princem. Princ Laurent, mladší bratr krále Philippa, jej uznal za svého syna, ačkoli jej neznal do jeho 20 let věku.
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- ČT24 (Czechia)21 Aug, 07:04their copy
- Vecernji list (Croatia)06:54
Clément je u dokumentarcu ispričao kako je neočekivano sreo princa u trgovačkom centru 2013. godine, ne shvaćajući tko je on.
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)06:57edited after publishing
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Europska država dobila novog princa - trgovca automobilima - timesofoman.com11:30
In a remarkable transition from an ordinary life to royal status, a 26-year-old Belgian car salesman has been formally recognised as the son of Prince Laurent,
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- El País (Spain)12:51
Después de 25 años, el hermano del rey Felipe de Bélgica reconoció ser el padre del joven, a quien se ha concedido el título real. “Acostumbrarme al alivio de no tener que mantener mis orígenes en secreto sigue siendo un proceso en desarrollo”, se ha sincerado él en Instagram