Prince Laurent of Belgium is reported to have acknowledged paternity of a child born outside his marriage, after making a public admission about fathering a “love child.” Multiple outlets say the child’s mother is described as an 1980s pop singer, and that the disclosure follows a period in which the relationship had not been publicly confirmed.
The reports also state that the child has now been granted an official royal title. According to the outlets, the recognition includes making the son—described as 26 years old—a prince. The coverage frames this as a formal change in the child’s status within the Belgian royal system, while noting that the disclosure involves personal and family circumstances.
Both sources emphasize the same sequence: a public acknowledgment of paternity and subsequent official recognition with a royal title. They differ mainly in phrasing and focus, with one headline stressing “heartache for” a British princess, while the other repeats the same core claims about the admission and the title.
