- L am bert ) ▁ ▁Prince ▁Laurent ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁god father ▁to ▁Princess ▁Maria ▁Carolina ▁of ▁Bour bon - Two ▁Sic lies , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Prince ▁Carlo , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Castro , ▁a ▁current ▁pret ender ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁throne ▁of ▁Two ▁Sic il ies ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Princess ▁Camil la , ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Castro . ▁ ▁Al leg ed ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Prince ▁Laurent ' s ▁name ▁sur fac ed ▁in ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal ▁in ▁which ▁funds ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Navy ▁were ▁spent ▁on ▁his ▁residence ▁( V illa ▁Cl ément ine ) ▁in ▁Ter v uren . ▁Although ▁the ▁investig ating ▁magistr ates ▁denied ▁that ▁Laurent ▁was ▁personally ▁imp licated , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁accused ▁have ▁imp licated ▁the ▁prince ▁in ▁the ▁press . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁that ▁King ▁Albert ▁II ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁royal ▁dec ree , ▁making ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁Laurent ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁witness ▁in ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁trial ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁start ▁ 8 ▁January . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁defend ants ▁immediately ▁used ▁this ▁to ▁sub po ena ▁the ▁prince . ▁During ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 8 ▁January , ▁Prince ▁Laurent ▁was ▁inter rog ated ▁by ▁federal ▁police , ▁appearing ▁in ▁court ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁where ▁he ▁test ified ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁believe ▁the ▁fund ing ▁of ▁his ▁renov ations