Prince Laurent caught speeding

Belgium's Prince Laurent has had his driving licence confiscated after being caught speeding.

The 47-year-old royal - the son of King Albert II and Queen Paola - was captured by a speed camera driving through the streets of Brussels at 50mph in a 30mph zone in his high-performance Fiat.

According to Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper, the prince was stripped of his licence on the spot and was banned by police from driving for a two-week period.

However, this is not the first time the royal - who is married to British-born Claire Coombs - has landed himself in trouble for speeding.

He first lost his licence in 1987, and subsequently was caught speeding at 85mph in Bruges in 1987.

Elsewhere, Britain's Princess Anne was fined £400 in 2000 when she was caught speeding through rural Gloucestershire at 93mph in her Bentley sports car.

Meanwhile, Anne's cousin Viscount Linley - son of the late Princess Margaret - was banned from driving for six months in 1987 after being convicted of speeding at 98mph on Britain's M4 motorway.