Belgian Blue Blood. Visiting Prince de Merode: “To maintain such a castle, you have to be a little crazy”

Prince Charles-Adrien de Merode (40) has one less worry. “My two-month-old twins Pablo and Lorenzo can finally leave the hospital,” he says in Story. A carefree existence is not yet granted to the charming nobleman. He and his family just bought the castle of Rixensart in Walloon Brabant and are in dire need of income for its maintenance. “Nowadays you can sometimes find antiques that are cheaper than a cabinet at Ikea.”

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