Prince Laurent, Princess Claire & Family - News & Events, Part 5; Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

[tommy100]

Jeez, here we go again! I'm surprised Philippe hasn't told Laurent he can keep his stipend if he keeps his large size 9 mouth shut forever!

 

[bertie5252003]

I think it is all the translation IMO he was saying his life isn't perfect and it too has it's problems.. no harm in that is there .. have I missed something?

 

[lise]

He did say he appreciates being able to work with charities so that's a positive.

 

[leidi]

One thing I've noticed is that whenever Philippe or Laurent are asked about the other, they ALWAYS stress that they are brothers no matter what.

Their relationship is incredibly complicated but I believe that when push comes to shove, when something big happens, they are on the same side.

 

[casualfan]

I think it is all the translation IMO he was saying his life isn't perfect and it too has it's problems.. no harm in that is there .. have I missed something?

I admit this is what I felt when I read the article. Of all the things L has said in public, this seems fairly innocuous.

One thing I've noticed is that whenever Philippe or Laurent are asked about the other, they ALWAYS stress that they are brothers no matter what.

Their relationship is incredibly complicated but I believe that when push comes to shove, when something big happens, they are on the same side.

Totally agreed!

 

[MAfan]

At this point I'd be curious to see what he exactly said in the original language, but even translated in English it doesn't seem to me that he said anything too terrible. On the contrary I think he has expressed quite an understandable feeling - being a royal means that you have to find your own way within strict bonds, that you have huge opportunities but at the same time you are under heavy pressures and constant scrutiny.

That said, I think that the title of the article - "Belgium's Prince Laurent Says: 'I'm Tired of Being a Prince'" - is quite misleading.

 

[iceflower]

Here's a pic of Claire's arrival at the château de Beloeil, she was welcomed by the Prince of Ligne, his wife and daughter:


** Pic ** nordeclair.be article **

 

[maria-olivia]

One of the few engagements the Princess personally has during the year ....

 

[Anne2]

One of the few engagements the Princess personally has during the year ....

I wonder whether that is her own choice.

 

[iceflower]

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Prince Laurent made a visit to the 35th edition of the Floralien flower festival in Gent today, Aprl 24:



** belga gallery ** gettyimages gallery **

 

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, May 18, Prince Laurent attended the opening of a new day centre for the elderly in Denée:


** matele.be: Le Prince Laurent à Denée pour inaugurer une "crèche" pour les aînés ** translation **

 

[Countessmeout]

I know its a translation thing but when I read 'nursery for seniors'

Nice to see Laurent out supporting a great cause. These senior programs are a good opportunity to retired people to get out and socialize more. Can see how important places like this are.

 

[iceflower]

In this case it's not only the usual translation thing The article indeed said "crèche" that can be translated by "nursery", that's why they put it into quotation marks..So at least for once it's not Google's fault..

Last Monday, May 23, Prince Laurent attended the opening of the expansion of the small pets department of the Ghent University:


** belga gallery ** nieuwsblad.be gallery **

 

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, May 26, Prince Laurent visited the exhibition "Fashion in the Belle Epoque" at the Belle Epoque Centrum in Blankenberge.



** Radio 2 fb gallery **


** krantvanblankenberge.be: Prins Laurent bezoekt het Belle Epoque Centrum ** translation **


** nieuwsblad.be: Koninklijk bezoek in Belle Epoque museum: “Prins was oprecht geïnteresseerd” ** translation **

 

[iceflower]

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On May 27 Prince Laurent attended the funeral ceremony of Flemish comedian Gaston Berghmans at the Sint-Andrieskerk in Antwerp. Gaston Berghmans had passed away at the age of 90 years old.



** belga gallery ** gva.be: Prins Laurent troost superfan van Gaston ** translation **

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Vorsten's story is based on the reporting of Wim Dehandschutter in Het Nieuwsblad.

Prins probeert politici te overtuigen dat hij dubbel zo hard... - Het Nieuwsblad

Het Nieuwsblad has the full list of the 69 events that Prince Laurent counted as work duties in his 2015 annual report to parliament. The 36 events in bold are the only ones counted as duties in the palace agenda.

Bezoek aan boerderij of rally? Werken, volgens Laurent - Het Nieuwsblad

 

[iceflower]

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Prince Laurent and Princess Claire made a visit to Logis de Louvranges in Wavre yesterday, June 24. Logis de Louvranges is an initiative of Caritas International and supports women who are alone or with children in their asylum procedure.


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[iceflower]

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Yesterday, June 28, Prince Laurent viewed the project RELIOS by Caroline Lepot. Caroline Lepot received the Young People Award during the ceremony of the Belgian Prize for Energy and the Environment 2016 for her project. RELIOS is a solar collector that makes it possible to produce hot water, it's made of recycled material.



** lavenir.net gallery: Le prince Laurent « époustouflé » par l’invention d’une Wodecquoise **

 

[iceflower]

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Prince Laurent as FAO Special Ambassador for Forests and the Environment spoke during the opening ceremony of the Committee on Forestry COFO23 and 5th World Forest Week (WFW) at the FAO Headquarters in Rome yesterday, July 18:


** Pic ** source **

 

[Marengo]

Prince Laurent is now on twitter:

https://twitter.com/laurent_of_b

 

[Marengo]

Radio station 'Studio Brussel' called with prince Laurent. They had judo player Dirk van Tichelt in their studio, who won a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics. Van Tichelt claimed that he was disappointed that the palace did not congratulate him yet with his medal.

The radio host thought it was a great idea to not call the palace but prince Laurent. After they first got the voice mail of Villa Clémentine, with the second try Prince Laurent actually answered the phone.

The surprised prince wondered why they called him, after which Van Tichelt explained the 'issue'. The prince sensibly asked him to call him the next day (without the radio I suppose) and asked him to text his coordinates so they could arrange a personal meeting.

Teleurgestelde Dirk Van Tichelt belt prins Laurent - HLN.be

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Prince Laurent wants to retrieve 45 million Euros from the Libyan government, money which he (his company?) once invested in a forestation project which never materialized. He has petitioned to confisquate the Airbus of the late colonel Khadaffi which is stored in Paris. Experts claim it is unlikely he will retrieve his money.

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1308/Prins...ent-wil-45-miljoen-euro-terug-van-Libie.dhtml

 

[iceflower]

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Last weekend Prince Laurent and Princess Claire attended the European Dog Show 2016 in Brussels that took place from August 26 - 28. The article below says two of their children were there as well:



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** fb gallery **


** lavenir.net: 12.186 chiens et 30.000 personnes à l'European Dog Show tout le week-end ** translation **

 

[iceflower]

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On September 4 Prince Laurent attended the 438th historic celebration of the Festin (Feast) celebration, a renaissance festival, in Lessines:



** notele.be video: Le Prince Laurent au cortège du Festin **


** lavenir.net gallery: PHOTOS | Le prince Laurent honore le 438e Festin de Lessines **

 

[iceflower]

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On September 7 Prince Laurent attended the inauguration of four windows designed by Gottfried Honegger and the presentation of new sculptures at the Cathédrale Saint-Paul in Liège.



** gouverneur.provincedeliege.be gallery: Visite de S.A.R. le Prince Laurent à la Cathédrale Saint-Paul à Liège **

 

[maria-olivia]

Always alone.
No official Duty for Princess Claire ! (comparing Princess Laurentien)
They send often Princess Lea , a minor Royal who likes that very much.

 

[melina premiere]

Yes, I would like to see P Claire, I appreciated her a lot, I read that P Astrid complainted that she had almost no more work.
It is a shame we could not see these two princesses, they were very present at the times of King Albert.

 

[iceflower]

You ca find two more pics of the couple attending the event in the following gallery:


** lavenir.net: À 2.400 pour redécouvrir La Ramée **

 

[maria-olivia]

A non smiling Princess Claire or a miss of pictures .

 

[melina premiere]

I amhappy to see princess Claire

I think we may stop to interpret when a princess is not smiling

 

[iceflower]

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On September 17 Prince Laurent attended the 2016 NATO Memorial Ceremony in Fréthun, France.


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