Car salesman becomes Belgian prince after royal lineage legally confirmed – National
Belgium’s Prince Laurent has formally recognized his adult son, born before his marriage to Princess Claire, as a member of the country’s royal family.
The prince publicly acknowledged last year that he was the father of Clément Vandenkerckhove, 26, a former car salesman, but officially established paternity before a civil registrar in February, according to a Wednesday article in the weekly Belgian publication Soir Mag.Vandenkerckhove was reportedly also present and signed the documents.Last September, Prince Laurent, in a statement published in the Brussels Times, shut down more than two decades of speculation concerning the paternity of Vandenkerckhove.“With this announcement, I acknowledge that I am the biological father of Clement Vandenkerckhove. We have spoken openly and honestly ab...






