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  Laurent & Claire
Claire Coombs often travels to England to visit her paternal grandparents and her friends.
The parents of Claire Coombs married in Uccle in 1971.
Her father, Nicholas Coombs, was born in Wimbledon (England) in 1938.
www.nettyroyal.nl /laurentclaire1.html   (475 words)

  
  Princess Claire of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Her Royal Highness 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.
The civil ceremony was held at Brussels Town Hall and the religious ceremony at the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claire_Coombs   (214 words)

  
 Het Belgische Koningshuis
Claire Coombs is de dochter van een Britse vader en Belgische moeder en schijnt vooraan in de dertig te zijn.
Het is niet bekend hoe lang Laurent en Claire elkaar precies kennen, maar volgens een vriend van de familie Coombs vormen ze al zeker sinds april 2001 een liefdespaar.
Claire Coombs, de vriendin van prins Laurent, leeft al jaren onopvallend in Dion-Le-Val, een klein gehucht in de buurt van Chaumont-Gistoux (Waver).
www.gva.be /dossiers/-k/koningshuis/actua2000/actua173.asp   (949 words)

  
 De Standaard Online - ,,Prins Laurent en Claire Coombs verloven zich in november''
,,Prins Laurent en Claire Coombs verloven zich in november''
BRUSSEL - Prins Laurent zal zich in november verloven met Claire Coombs.
Coombs is de dochter van een Britse vader en Belgische moeder en woont bij haar ouders in Chaumont-Gistoux, een fusiegemeente in de buurt van Waver.
www.standaard.be /Artikel/detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF28092002_024&Snel=1   (126 words)

  
 Princess Claire of Belgium Relationships plus Princess Claire of Belgium and You
Claire Coombs rarely allows obstacles or difficulties to keep her down, for no matter how bleak the past or present, Princess Claire always expects a better, brighter future.
Claire Coombs gets a lot of emotional fulfillment through her involvement in groups, clubs, organizations, community activities, or a network of close friends who support and care for her.
Princess Claire of Belgium tends to be a loner and is inclined to suppress her feelings.
famous-relationships.topsynergy.com /Claire_Coombs   (1002 words)

  
 Royal wedding - Miss Claire Coombs and her family
Claire Coombs was born on the 18th of January in 1974 at Bath in Somerset in England.
Claire Coombs travels frequently to England to see her paternal grandparents and other relations.
Miss Coombs has Belgian and British nationality, she is currently following a training course in an Antwerp property surveyor office.
www.monarchie.be /laurentclaire/en/general/claire.html   (172 words)

  
 Prince Laurent of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Laurent and Miss Claire Coombs, born in Bath, England, but living in Belgium since childhood, were married on April 12, 2003.
Miss Coombs was also given the title of Princess of Belgium upon her marriage.
On June 28, 2005, the couple announced that Princess Claire was pregnant with twins.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Laurent_of_Belgium   (276 words)

  
 All about Royalty - Belgium - The engagement of Laurent and Claire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
At 19 december 2002, the engagement of Prince Laurent of Belgium with Claire Coombs is announced.
Therefor prince Laurent will not loose his rights to the trone, however he is nr 8 in line, and when the baby of princess Astrid is born in may, he will step back further.
Claire Coombs is born 18 januari 1974 in Bath (UK).
www.geocities.com /marliesq/bel_laur_verloving.htm   (113 words)

  
 Monarchie - Princess Claire
Princess Claire was born in Bath, Somerset (England) on 18 January 1974.
Princess Claire frequently travels to England to visit her grand-parents on her father's side and friends.
Miss Claire Coombs was raised to Princess of Belgium, on the day of her marriage, by Royal Decree of April 1st 2003.
www.monarchie.be /en/family/claire/cv.html   (536 words)

  
 LA BODA DE CLAIRE COOMBS Y EL PRÍNCIPE LAURENT EN BRUSELAS
Claire Coombs sorprendió con detalles elegantísimos, como los pendientes de perla en forma de lágrima o un bouquet de azaleas con una bella caída
A escasos pasos, bajando las escaleras que dan a la entrada principal del palacio, les seguía la reina Paola, sencilla y con originales detalles en su vestido; y el príncipe Laurent, impecable con el uniforme de gala de capitán de fragata (en la solapa el gran cordón de la orden de Leopoldo).
El traje de novia de Claire Coombs era blanco, con un espectacular velo, un bouquet de azaleas y rododendro en original caída, y, unos bellísimos pendientes de perlas, en forma de lágrima, que destacaban junto a la permanente sonrisa de Claire Coombs.
www.hola.com /casasreales/2003/04/12/boda1   (595 words)

  
 Princess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Surrounded by European royalty, Belgium's Prince Laurent married English-born commoner Claire Coombs in an elaborate state ceremony Saturday.
Laurent, the youngest son of King Albert and Queen Paola and eighth in line to the Belgian throne, and Coombs announced their engagement in December after months of speculation about the royal romance in the Belgian media.
Bilingual in French and English, Coombs has recently been perfecting her Dutch, which is spoken by 60 percent of Belgians.
www.umaine.edu /set/svt/Princess.htm   (298 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Belgium's royal 'enfant terrible' to wed
Belgium's Prince Laurent, known as the enfant terrible of the royal family, is to marry his British-born girlfriend Claire Coombs in April.
Ms Coombs, a property surveyor, was born in Bath and grew up in Wavre, outside Brussels.
Bilingual in French and English, Ms Coombs has recently been perfecting her Flemish, which is spoken by 60% of Belgians.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2591885.stm   (343 words)

  
 Baby girl for Laurent and Claire! - Royal Blue Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The princesses name was known a long time, as prince Laurent himself told someone princess Claire was expecting a daughter and that she would be baptised "Louise".
A few months later it became known in the Belgian Press that one of princess Claire's grandmother's had told someone the baby would be born on February, 7th but nature decided otherwise.
Princess Claire has "Louise" as a second name, and one of her grandmother's is called Marie-Louise.
forums.rbhq.net /showthread.php?t=705   (1084 words)

  
 United Press International - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Belgium's Princess Claire has announced she is expecting her second child and third child -- twins -- in January.
The prince and the former Claire Coombs were married in 2003.
Princess Claire, daughter of an English father and Belgian mother, was born in England but lived in Belgium from the age of 3.
washingtontimes.com /upi/20050628-070436-1646r.htm   (176 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Albert II of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of Belgium (Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie Wettin) was born on October 19, 1963, in Brussels, Belgium, to King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians (the then Prince and Princess of Liège).
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise Sophie Mary of Belgium (born February 6, 2004) is the first child of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent of Belgium and Princess Claire of Belgium, the Prince and Princess of Liege.
He married Claire Coombs, an Anglo-Belgian former real-estate agent, on April 12, 2003.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Albert-II-of-Belgium   (3287 words)

  
 Mariage princier le 12 avril - Lalibre.be
Le Palais royal a confirmé dans un communiqué les fiançailles du Prince Laurent avec Mlle Claire Coombs.
Les rumeurs sur sa liaison avec Claire Coombs ont à plusieurs reprises été divulguées.
Le prince a apparemment trouvé en Claire Coombs la perle rare.
www.lalibre.be /article.phtml?id=10&subid=90&art_id=95680   (500 words)

  
 Wedding of Prince Laurent of Belgium & Claire Coombs 2003 - The Royal Forums
So far the guests that have been confirmed for the April 12th wedding of Laurent and Claire are the following: Victoria and Madeline of Sweden, Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Prince Guillaume, and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg.
I agree that Claire (now Princess Claire) looked very much at ease and that Laurent looked nervous.
Claire looked very sweet in her gown, veil and tiara.
www.theroyalforums.com /forums/f31/wedding-prince-laurent-belgium-claire-coombs-2003-a-260.html   (536 words)

  
 The Combs &c. Photo Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The old-fashioned lady with the skinned back hair is Lavina C. Coombs, sister of Elbridge C. She was born 23 November 1849 and died in 1923.
Coombs, Elizabeth Mary Stockdale (1813-1894) Dau of George and Elizabeth Mary (Coombs) Coombs.
Coombs, Patrick (fisherman) of Portugal Cove South, Newfoundland, taken in mid 1800's.
www.combs-families.org /combs/c-phogal.htm   (4823 words)

  
 WHAT'S NEW?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Prince Laurent, youngest son of King Albert II and Queen Paola, is to marry his British-born girlfriend Claire Coombs on 12 April 2003.
Miss Coombs, 28, was born in Bath and raised in Wavre outside Brussels.
The bride-to-be works as a surveyor and will become Princess Claire at her wedding to Prince Laurent.
www.diplobel.org /uk/pages/news/newsletters/wedding.htm   (128 words)

  
 Belgian Royal Family
The children of Princess Astrid and Archduke Lorenz are also Prince or Princess of Belgium from 1991 following a change to the Belgium Constitutional Laws which repealed the laws of succession by male primogeniture.
Claire was conferred with the title Princess of Belgium by Royal Decree on 1 April 2003.
Prince Alexandre and Lea Wolman were married in 1991 although it was not made public until 1998.
www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Belgian_Royal_Family.htm   (1234 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | England | Somerset | British woman weds Belgian prince
The 29-year-old from Bath married the youngest son of King Albert II and Queen Paola at Brussels Town Hall on Saturday.
Dressed in white with a veil of Brussels lace and carrying a trailing white bouquet, Princess Claire kissed her new husband on the town hall balcony after signing the marriage register.
Princess Claire, who has a British father and Belgian mother, moved to Wavre, Belgium, with her family when she was three.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/2942737.stm   (242 words)

  
 Belgian prince marries commoner
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Surrounded by European royalty, Belgium’s Prince Laurent married English-born commoner Claire Coombs in an elaborate state ceremony Saturday.
Coombs holds dual British-Belgian nationality and works as a surveyor with a real estate company in the northern city of Antwerp.
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www.showmenews.com /2003/Apr/20030413News009.asp   (293 words)

  
 World Briefs - 4/13/03
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Surrounded by European royalty, Belgium's Prince Laurent married English-born commoner Claire Coombs in an elaborate state ceremony Saturday.
The wedding put an end to years of speculation in the Belgian press that the 39-year-old prince -- known for his love of cars and laid-back style -- would remain a bachelor forever.
Laurent, the youngest son of King Albert and Queen Paola and eighth in line to the Belgian throne, and Coombs, also 39, announced their engagement in December after months of speculation about the royal romance in the Belgian media.
www.detnews.com /2003/nation/0304/13/a11-135351.htm   (310 words)

  
 PRINCE LAURENT OF BELGIUM WEDS BRITISH-BORN CLAIRE COOMBS
Prince Laurent donned sunglasses as he and his bride Claire Coombs emerged from the civil ceremony to greet the world for the first time as husband and wife
Belgium's royal family has welcomed a new princess into the fold, with the marriage of 39-year-old Prince Laurent to British-born land surveyor Claire Coombs in Brussels on Saturday.
An antique tiara, given to the bride by her future in-laws, held in place a vintage veil of Brussels lace which was worn by three generations of royal brides, beginning with Queen Paola's grandmother Laura Mosselman du Chenoy in 1877.
www.hellomagazine.com /2003/04/14/belgianwedding   (412 words)

  
 Engagement of Prince Laurent of Belgium (*1963) and Claire Coombs (*1974)
Engagement of Prince Laurent of Belgium (*1963) and Claire Coombs (*1974)
The engagement was officially announced on December 19th 2002.
The wedding will be in Brussels on April 12th 2003.
www.angelfire.com /de3/verenasroyalty2/Coombs1202.html   (41 words)

  
 Claire's Race for Cancer Action, 1999
Claire's Race for Cancer Action (Fairport Run, Roll and Stroll) 5k
Wheelchair athletes are listed according to the order they crossed finish line.
Thanks to all our volunteers including those from Fairport High School boys lacrosse and girls track teams, Cats Athletic Club and Rochester Hash House Harriers.
www.robertstech.com /run/results/claire99.htm   (93 words)

  
 EVENTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A Royal Wedding is always a cause for celebration and rejoicing but we, Belgians in Britain, have a special reason to feel doubly happy: Claire Coombs is of English origin and will undoubtedly contribute to further reinforce the long-established links that have united our two people.
On 12 April the Bath-born 29-year-old Claire Coombs married Prince Laurent of Belgium, the youngest son of King Albert II and Queen Paola at the Brussels Town Hall.
On Sunday 13 April, Princess Claire and Prince Laurent assisted at a Mass of thanks in the Marolle(s)(n), the popular Brussels quarter in the shadow of the Palais de Justice and famous for its "marché aux puces".
www.diplobel.org /uk/pages/news/mayjune03.htm   (5989 words)

  
 De Standaard Online - Prins Laurent ontkent breuk met Claire Coombs
De Standaard Online - Prins Laurent ontkent breuk met Claire Coombs
Door de speculaties over problemen in het huwelijk van Claire en Laurent was het uitzonderlijk druk toen de prins in het ziekenhuis van Ukkel een bezoekersruimte voor huisdieren kwam openen.
Kan ik het helpen dat de kijk- en de lezerscijfers naar beneden gaan?'' Prins Laurent was gisteren allesbehalve blij met de verhalen in de pers dat zijn huwelijk met Claire Coombs voorbij zou zijn.
www.standaard.be /Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=GF1FM2O2   (146 words)

  
 Paola Ruffo di Calabria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Queen Paola married King Albert II of the Belgians, of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (then Prince of Liège) in 1959.
Queen Paola and King Albert had three children: Philippe, Duke of Brabant who married Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz; Astrid who married Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este, cr Pr of Belgium; and Laurent, who married Claire Louise Coombs.
Her Majesty enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren and working in the Foundation Reine Paola.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Paola-Ruffo-di-Calabria.htm   (309 words)

  
 Prince of Belgium Laurent
December 20, 2002 : This morning the Royal Palace announced the official engagement of Prince Laurent & Claire Coombs (b.
The wedding will take place on April 12, 2003.
Miss Coombs is the daughter of Nicholas Coombs and Nicole Mertens.
worldroots.com /cgi-bin/gasteldb?@I15534@   (397 words)

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