OTD - 12 April 2003 - Royal Wedding of Prince Laurent of Belgium

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On 12 April 2003 the Royal wedding of Prince Laurent of Belgium and
Claire Coombs took place at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St.
Gudula in Brussels.

Wedding Prince Laurent and Princess Claire 


Prince Laurent is the youngest son of King Albert II of Belgium and
Queen Paola (born Paola Ruffo di Calabria).

Claire Coombs is a daughter of Nicolas Coombs, a businessman born
in the United Kingdom, and Nicole Mertens (a Belgian).

Princess Claire wore a beautiful white dress designed by Natan.
The dress had lots of lace, which was to honour one of the oldest
handicrafts of Belgium.

The wedding took place with a clear blue sky and under a bright sun.
It started at 9.40. Then the bride and groom and their parents left the
Royal Palace of Belgium in Brussels to the Town Hall. There the
civil ceremony took place. After the ceremony, the royal couple
greeted the people from the balcony of the Town Hall at the Grand
Place of Brussels.

Town Hall Brussels, Belgium



Princess Astrid, the sister of the groom was absent, because at that
moment she was pregnant. She could give birth every day.

Around 11.10 the procession went to the Cathedral of St. Michael
and St. Gudula. There the wedding for the church took place.
Cardinal Godfried Danneels gave his blessings to their wedding but
Guy Gilbert, a personal friend of Prince Laurent, held the sermon.

After the ceremony in the cathedral the couple greeted the people
on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Brussels. Afterwards there was
a huge lunch. Due to the war in Iraq, the court decided to not allow
camera's at the luncheon.

Royal Palace Brussels 


There were around 200 guests. Among the royal guests were:

- ducal family of Luxembourg;
- Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- Princess Madeleine of Sweden.
- Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands.
and many more

A few days later, on Sunday, Prince Laurent and Princess Claire
attended a thanksgiving ceremony at the Marollen (a well-known
working class neighborhood in Brussels).


Read more on this link from Netty Royal.


own pictures
Location: Brussel, België

Comments

royalfanvivian said…
Mooie terugblik op dit huwelijk van Laurent!!
April 13, 2019 at 2:08 PM
Kathleen Van Lierop said…
Dank je!! Moet wel nog eens kijken of ik betere foto's heb!!
April 30, 2019 at 2:38 PM
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