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The brothers, neither of whom ever married, have lived
together for most of their lives. To this day, they barely leave
each other's side, sharing a room at their nursing home just
outside the Belgian town of Ghent.
While they sometimes regret not having had any children or
grandchildren, they say they are each other's best friends and
celebrated their birthday with a glass of French red wine.
After their long careers as court magistrates in the middle of
the 20th century, the elegantly-dressed 103-year-olds prefer
speaking French and being addressed as "Pierre and Paul".
They have another two years to go to break the record of U.S.
brothers Glen and Dale Moyer, both of whom reached 105.
(Reporting by Francois Lenoir, writing by Robert-Jan Bartunek,
editing by Gareth Jones)
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