Laurent receives an income from the state still, correct? And Astrid? So is this decision to essentially hide them almost all the time something Philippe has done because Laurent can be problematic? I know Astrid handles trade delegations for Belgium. What does Laurent do that justifies his subsidy?
But the wife of a prime minister isn't referred to as a First Lady. Because in either a presidential or monarchical system, the PM is the second person in the country, after the President or monarch. So the PM's wife would be the Second Lady, because the PM ranks second in terms of precedence.