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Prince Laurent and Wendy Van Wanten: a Long-Rumoured Story

With the recognition of his 25-year-old son Clement, Prince Laurent confirms a long-circulating rumour about a past relationship with singer and...

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Prince Laurent of Belgium, brother of King Philippe, revealed this Tuesday that he was the biological father of a 25-year-old boy, born from an affair with a former Flemish model who had become a singer, before his marriage in 2003.

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His father, the ex-king, did the same thing the other year. Now Belgian Prince Laurent is also coming out and acknowledging his paternity of a child out of wedlock.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Prince Lorenzo of Belgium, son of King Albert II of the Belgians, has acknowledged being the biological father of a 25-year-old named Clément Vandenkerckhove, as announced on Tuesday by the Belgian news agency. The boy was born from his relationship with Iris Vandenkerckhove, a Flemish model and singer known under the artistic name Wendy Van Wanten, in the 1990s. This relationship occurred years before his wedding with Princess Clara, which took…

·Granada, Spain
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Prince Laurent has acknowledged Clement Vandenkerckhove, the 25-year-old son of singer Wendy Van Wanten, as his own. The prince himself announced this on Tuesday, ending 25 years of incessant rumors.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Flemish Prince Laurent has been confirmed as the biological father of Clement Vandenkerckhove (25). He is the son of Iris Vandenkerckhove (65), better known as singer and model Wendy Van Wanten. The prince confirmed this to the Belga news agency. This is striking, as four years ago the boy denied on the TV program Het Huis that Laurent was his father.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Prince Laurent has acknowledged Clement, son of Iris Vandenkerckhove—better known as the Flemish singer Wendy Van Wanten—as his son, he told Belga.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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De Morgen broke the news in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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