Clément Vandenkerckhove

“If I were to sacrifice that family name, it would be a betrayal of everything my mother has done for me.”

Clément Vandenkerckhove · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

He explained to Het Nieuwsblad why he values keeping his mother's family name.

“We went to the hospital together and I remember him saying 'I'll go first so you're feeling at ease',”

Clément Vandenkerckhove · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

In a VTM documentary, he recalled Prince Laurent's words before they took a DNA test together at the hospital.

“I might want to do that, but I am proud of the name Vandenkerckhove,”

Clément Vandenkerckhove · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

He told Het Nieuwsblad he was unsure whether he would adopt his father's name Saxe-Coburg.