Overview

• The prince issued the statement via the Belga news agency, asked for no further comment, and the royal palace has not responded.
• The disclosure was timed with a VTM program in which Clément speaks about his origins.
• Legal commentators say the acknowledgment is largely symbolic unless formalized through civil registration or a court ruling.
• The move does not affect the line of succession, though formal steps could enable name and inheritance rights or a princely title under existing rules.
• The situation recalls Albert II’s 2020 acknowledgment of Delphine Boël, and Clément had publicly denied the paternity in a 2021 VRT interview.