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Prince Laurent of Belgium was born on October 19, 1963, in Brussels, Belgium, to King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium (then Prince and Princess). He was christened Laurent Benoit Baudouin Marie.

He was educated at the Royal Cadet High School and at the Royal Military Academy. Prince Laurent is very involved with animal welfare and the environment. He is President of the Royal Institute for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Promotion of Clean Technologies and President of the Prince Laurent Foundation for the Welfare of Domestic and Wild Animals. Prince Laurent is currently an ambassador for World Harvest[?], a Washington, D.C. based agricultural research association.

Prince Laurent and Miss Claire Coombs, of Bath, England, married on April 12, 2003. Miss Coombs was given the title of Princess of Belgium upon her marriage.



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