Prince Laurent

[mrszinck]

My post from RD (only to start it)

King and Prime Minister furious about Congo journey of Prince Laurent(relations with the former colony are a sensitive subject )

Despite the explicit request of the Palace and the Government not to go, Prince Laurent goes to Congo...

This imposes the debate around the tax money on the table again (+300.000 Euros go to Pr. Laurent ).

Prince Laurent is very 'sad' about the commotion that his trip to Congo has loosened.

It is not the first time that he has problems:

- He buys (with tax money) an exclusive villa on the (jetset) island of Panarea, Sicilian.
- He would have committed fraud with money from the Navy.
- He sells pictures (15.000 Euros) the first pictures of the twins (although it is normal practice for such photos to be at free disposal).
- He criticizes the press.
- The scandals with (bimbo) woman (He also wanted to marry Princess Stéphanie of Monaco).
- book economy class tickets and demand first class seating from the airline

scroll down to ‘vrouwelijk schoon’ You can see and translate.
www.standaard.be/a...artikelid=DMF20110330_055

Update april-14
If Prince Laurent makes one misstep, the Parliament stops the money tap, with the full consent of King Albert.

[refia]

A little bit exaggerated IMO. Laurent isn´t a bad person.
And the whole thing is fishy. It´s not that Laurent wants the colony back. Why are they now so furious??

[mrszinck]

The Belgium's are not furious. But realistic.

Hotel & money was given by an obscure figure. He must pay it back...

And also they (Belgium's) are no longer willing to pay. Be honest what does he do? He has a Win for Life (306 000 euro is also the salary of President Obama).

...

[refia]

There are worser Royals like Andrew. But Mummy protects him.
The relationship between Laurent and Albert II. was never not good, if I understand it?

[rearden]

Uk is not Belgium. Considering the situation in the country if I was Albert I would be pretty mad with Laurent too.

[chriss]

(karma), rearden - Laurent's really rocking the boat at the worst moment possible.

[rearden]

Thanks! Back to you now that I learn how to give Karma back

Yep, Belgium is in a reallly bad moment now if Von Rumpuy had not gone to work for the UE *sigh*

[refia]

I hope he realizes his situation.

[agentf]

This saddens me, because she's a mother and she's needed:

royalcentral.co.uk/europe/belgium/princess-claire-of-belgium-seriously-ill-with-lingering-illness-142292/

I read that Sleep Apnea masks make easy respirators and that one man who took his dying father home brought him back to health this way, from Covid-19. In some cases, Cytokine storms were registered and strangely for me, fasting has been a good therapy to reset my liver. I also switched to fresh mint tea, and ditched coffee to much improvement - too rich for my liver. We can only now pray for a vaccine soon. I wish her a speedy recovery.