The Belgian royal family has gained a new member.

Prince Laurent, the younger brother of King Philippe, has finally admitted to fathering a secret love child — a bombshell confession that has finally solved the years-long mystery.

The royal, 61, confirmed to Belgian news outlet Belga on Tuesday that he has a 25-year-old son, saying he “publicly recognizes” the paternity of Clement Vandenkerckhove. 5

Laurent now becomes a father of four, as he already shares daughter Princess Louise, 21, and 19-year-old twin boys, Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric, with his wife of 22 years, Claire Coombs.

The identity of Vandenkerckhove’s father had long been the subject of constant whispers in Belgium, with it being rumored that the prince had fathered him before his marriage to Coombs in 20

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