Why is there so much negativity about Laurent?

[kalnel]

Every time I read a story about Prince Laurent, including the interview he gave the students today, there seems to be some suggestion that he isn't liked or respected. I'm aware of the fraud allegations from a year or two ago, but this goes much further back -- even his Wikipedia entry says that King Baudouin may have disliked him because of liberal religious views.

I'm curious if there's some specific thing or things that Laurent did to cause a negative impression of himself. Apart from his speaking out about animal rights years ago, I can't remember reading anything public.

Did Laurent do something to cause this bad reputation, or is he a victim of a general negative impression?

(Also, where did he go to school? He mentions attending school in the United States, but his biography on Wikipedia doesn't mention this.)

Thanks,
kal