People and royalty
The prince reacted to such an unexpected and drastic change.
Don’t call them “Claire and Laurent from Belgium” anymore. The princess and the prince can no longer use the title “of Belgium” in their name on their identity documents. The same goes for “Astrid from Belgium”, “Gabriel from Belgium” or even “Louise from Belgium”.
New change
« Claire, our children and I are now called from Saxe-Cobourg. And I’m very angry”said the brother of King Philippe in the columns of Newspaper. Laurent and Claire being domiciled in Tervuren, “de Belgique” or “van België” became “van Saksen-Coburg”. ” VWhat would you think if you were called Solis instead of Selis? My sister Astrid is now called van Habsburg (from the name of her husband Prince Lorenz, Editor’s note) and no from Habsburg », we read in words translated by The last hour. As revealed by the specialized site Royal Stories, only Albert II, Paola, King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Crown Princess Elisabeth can use “of Belgium” in their name from now on. 2023, more than ever the year of major upheavals on the side of European monarchies?