Countess Marianne Bernadotte has given an interview to Svensk Damtidning
Marianne Bernadotte: "The theater was life and death until I met Sigvard, then he became everything to me"
When Marianne Bernadotte and Prince Sigvard met 60 years ago, it was clear from the first moment that they belonged together. And they would have a long life together, for over 40 years they were married. Marianne gave up a thriving theater career because of Sigvard. She has never regretted. Instead of being a star on the scene, Marianne has instead made a series of significant efforts in the medical field - for example in the sciences as dyslexia and children's eye diseases.
From the first moment it was clear that they belonged together. Both were married, but they both fell head over heels for each other.
It's been nearly 60 years since then, and we are sitting at a secluded table at an inn in Stockholm. Summer fans through the windows. Marianne tells about life with her loved ones and all the commitments she is passionate about. Life is here and now, although Sigvard is constantly in her thoughts. It's been fourteen years since he passed away. She says with a little smile that he always made her feel the best at everything she took on with.
- We did get a long life together and were married for over 40 years. Nobody can live forever. You have to seize the time, because it goes fast.
Marianne had three children in five years with her first husband, inventor and a son of a diplomat, Gabriel Tchang. Taking time off was not an option, even when their little two year old so tragically passed away from complications after a vaccination against whooping cough.
- But I got there in time, she says, while her eyes fill with tears quietly. Losing a child is the hardest thing you can be involved.
Marianne was even forced to play on the same day her son was buried. "The show must go on".
For years ago Marianne's eldest son died of cancer.
Marianne Bernadotte_ ”Teatern var på liv och död tills jag mötte Sigvard” _ Svensk Damtidning
