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Princess Claire of Belgium, (born
Claire Louise Coombs, in
Bath,
England, on
January 18,
1974) is the wife of
Prince Laurent of Belgium and is a property surveyor.
She is a daughter of Nicholas Coombs, a
British-born businessman, and his
Belgian wife, née Nicole Mertens. She has lived in Belgium since age 3.
On
April 12,
2003 she married Prince Laurent of Belgium, the second son of
Albert II of Belgium. The civil ceremony was held at
Brussels Town Hall and the religious ceremony at the
Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula. She was created a Princess of Belgium in her own right shortly before the ceremony, on
April 1, 2003 and upon her marriage, she became Her Royal Highness Princess Claire.
The royal couple has a daughter, Her Royal Highness
Princess Louise of Belgium, who was born
February 6,
2004. On
June 28 2005, they announced that Princess Claire was pregnant with twins. She was expected to give birth in January 2006 but due to complications she gave birth to twin boys on
December 13,
2005. Their names are Their Royal Highnesses
Prince Nicolas and
Prince Aymeric of Belgium.
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External link
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http://www.monarchie.be/en/family/claire/cv.html Her official webpage at the official site of the Belgian monarchyClaire of Belgium, PrincessClaire of Belgium, PrincessClaire of Belgium, PrincessClaire of Belgium, Princessfr:Claire Coombsnl:Claire Coombsno:Claire Coombs
