Prince Laurent of Belgium was stripped of his driver's license on Monday after he was caught speeding 19 miles over the speed limit in downtown Brussels, according to a statement from the royal palace.
Police stopped the prince "after a speed camera captured his Fiat Punto Abarath "whizzing by at 82 kilometres per hour on a 50 kph street."
"He was clearly speeding," said palace spokesman Pierre-Emmanuel de Bauw.
Prince Laurent's license was "taken away immediately," and was suspended for two weeks. The prince, 47, is the youngest son of King Albert and Queen Paola. He is married to the former Claire Coombs, and they have three children.
Prince Laurent is 12th in line to the Belgian throne.
This is not the first time that the Prince has been pulled over by police for speeding. Several years ago, he was fined for driving 137mph on a Belgian highway, where the speed limit was 75 mph. In 1999, he got caught driving 91 mph in Brussels, where the limit was 31 mph,and a year later, he was flagged for driving 85 mphad of 44 mph in Bruges.
There is apparently no truth to the rumor that he has selected Princess Theodora of Greece as his designated driver...
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