The Extended Bernadotte Family, News Part 1: March 2017 - May 2025


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The traditional Count's Castle Festival (Gräfliches Schlossfest) on Mainau Island on September 29 - October 3.
A popular highlight on the autumnal flower island is the Count's Castle Festival, where the Bernadotte family traditionally opens the doors to the baroque Mainau Castle, built in the 18th century. This year's high-quality sales event once again has the motto: "Fashion, jewelry and fine accessories." The Coat of Arms hall, the library, the historic castle corridors and salons offer exclusive exhibitors from decor to fashion a top-class setting.
In the White Hall, the castle's baroque ballroom, a varied and entertaining supporting program awaits you every day with stylish musical performances, historical fashion shows and the popular Count's Hat Fashion Shows with the latest creations from Countess Diana's Hat Studio.
Gräfliches Schlossfest 2023 auf der Insel Mainau
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Models from the hat fashion show at the 2023 Count's Castle Festival. Countess Bettina Bernadotte, countess Diana Bernadotte and her their children Paulina and Eric with models from the hat fashion show.
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Count Björn Bernadotte was a member of the Jury of Mentor Foundation Germany's Mentor Student competition:
"Behind the scenes of our mentor student competition:​
We would like to thank our jury from the bottom of our hearts for the time they invested."
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Count Björn Bernadotte, member of the Board of Trustees of Special Olympics Baden-Württemberg, hosted the athlete participants of Special Olympics Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Austria and Liechtenstein on Mainau on Saturday 7th Oktober.
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Count Björn:
“I like to support people who have fewer opportunities in life to participate equally in social life. This fits in very well with the guiding goals of Special Olympics Baden-Württemberg and I am very happy to be involved and to be able to do my part. I also want to find out more about athletes and experience them while doing sports.”
Kuratorium SOBW
 
Count Björn Bernadotte at the presentation of the Christmas Garden on the Island of Mainau, 27th October.

The Christmas Garden Island of Mainau presented the new highlights of its approaching third season on Mainau at a media conference: From November 21st, there will once again be a magical journey on a two-kilometer-long, newly designed circular route across the magically illuminated flower island guarantees a wonderful winter open-air experience for young and old.
Neue Themen und Stimmen auf der Mainau_ _Chrismas Garten 2023_ eröffnet am 21. November - Konstanz
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The Bernadotte Art Awards from the Bernadotte Artist Fund were delivered at Odd Fellows on Monday, October 30.
This year, the 99-year-old Marianne Bernadotte could not attend, but her granddaughter Sophie Lagergren (..) This year's scholars: Angelika Prick, Karon Nilzén, Jade Cropper, Rebecka Wallroth. The diplomas are all signed by Marianne Bernadotte.
Bernadotte’s konstnärsfond – stipendieutdelning Cawa Media
 
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Count Björn Bernadotte, countess Bettina Bernadotte and countess Bettina's husband Philipp Haug attended the 1st Mainau Climate Dialogue today.
Count Björn Bernadotte, executive board member of the Lennart Bernadotte Foundation and Mainau managing director: “We would like to bring together actors from different specialist areas at the Mainau Climate Dialogue today and in the future and thus combine expert knowledge, because only together can we achieve success on one of the most urgent issues of our time – climate change.”
1. Mainauer Klimadialog_ Wege zur klimaneutralen Schifffahrt auf dem Bodensee _ Insel Mainau
 
How is life on Mainau, Count Björn? The lord of the castle reveals these secrets
The Flower Island is not only a tourist magnet, but also home to count Björn Bernadotte. How does the 48-year-old live in the castle? What does he have in the fridge? And what was his childhood like on the island of Mainau?
Wie lebt es sich auf der Mainau, Graf Björn_ Diese Geheimnisse verrät der Schlossherr! _ SÜDKURIER

The Lennart Bernadotte Foundation has a website:
"Gardening for the sake of people and nature"
Lennart-Bernadotte-Stiftung
The founders
In 1974, Count Lennart and his second wife Sonja, née Haunz, brought the entire island into Mainau GmbH, whose main shareholder is the non-profit Lennart Bernadotte Foundation.
Die Stifter _ lennart-bernadotte-stiftung.de
The board
Vorstand _ lennart-bernadotte-stiftung.de
 
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Christmas Garden on the Mainau Island again.

Mainau Island at its Instagram yesterday:
"Today the time has finally come, the magical journey in the Christmas Garden on Mainau Island begins again
Discover a newly illuminated circular route and let yourself be enchanted by the wonderful atmospher We look forward to your visit!"
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Christmas Garden Insel Mainau 2023_2024

Count Björn and countess Bettina Bernadotte yesterday at the inauguration:
Full of anticipation, the invited guests gather in the palm house before the tour of the island for the opening of the Christmas Garden.
Insel Mainau_ Bilder vom Start des Christmas Garden 2023 - Teil 2 _ SÜDKURIER
 
The 3rd season of the Christmas Garden on Mainau ended last Sunday. For around seven weeks, the flower island shone with colorful lights. Despite some adverse weather conditions and two cancellation days due to storms, the Christmas Garden recorded 75,000 guests, just as many visitors as last season.
Countess Bettina: “For the third year, guests from near and far away came to Mainau to experience the island in the winter lights. The number of visitors and many positive feedback from partners, especially from the hotel and catering industry, underline the importance of the Christmas Garden for Bodensee tourism and securing jobs. The Christmas Garden on Mainau is therefore not only a great benefit for us, but also for the entire region.”
Count Björn: “The Christmas Garden was once again a unique experience this year. The atmospheric illuminations offered a perfect complement to the colorful floral splendor of the warmer days of the year on the cool winter evenings. Some of our guests were at Christmas Garden for the first time, but might now want to explore the island during the day - we would be very happy about that!”
Christmas Garden Insel Mainau auch in dieser Saison wieder erfolgreich _ Insel Mainau
 
The island of Mainau wants to prepare for the future and change a few things. A plant showroom and an event center are to be built in the gardening area. Countess Bettina Bernadotte speaks of “low buildings” that should fit into the landscape and topography.
Existenzsicherung oder Gewinnmaximierung_ Worum geht es bei den Plänen der Mainau_ _ SÜDKURIER

On Tuesday February 6 countess Bettina Bernadotte presented the the Glonki Order of Der Hofnarrenzunft Mainauer Paradiesvögel (the Court Jesters' guild of the Mainau Birds of Paradise) to SWR presenter and reporter Sonja Faber-Schrecklein on Mainau.
Sonja Faber-Schrecklein erhält den Glonki-Orden der Insel Mainau - SWR Aktuell
 
Countess Bettina Bernadotte celebrates today her 50th birthday.

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Countess Bettina and her husband Philipp Haug at this photo the Mainau Island posted to its social media:
"There is something to celebrate: Mainau is continuously improving its environmental performance and has now been EMAS certified for over 25 years. Sustainability has long played a major role on the island: in 1961, Count Lennart Bernadotte signed the Grüne Charta - one of the first German sustainability documents. We will share further milestones on the journey to an environmentally friendly Mainau future with you in the coming weeks."

The Mainau Island congratulates countess Bettina on her 50th birthday in Swedish "Grattis på födelsedagen!"
 
Countess Bettina and Count Björn Bernadotte opened yesterday the flower year 2024 on Mainau Island:
With colorful, imaginative exhibitions and multi-faceted installations in the park, the Mainau gardeners will let the power of flowers speak in 2024 under the motto “Flower Power” and underline the radiance of Mainau as a flower island in Bodensee Lake. Several newly created parts of the park also invite Mainau guests to take in the power of the beauty of nature and the flowers in these places.

A small island with a pavilion has risen in the water lily pond on the south side, to which two bridges lead. Mainau says the inspiration for this came from Monet's garden.
 
With the start of the Flower year 2024, the 50th birthday of Mainau managing director countess Bettina Bernadotte was celebrated.
The well-wishers included, among others, the European mini gardeners, which Bettina founded in 2013, the Mentor Foundation Germany, which Bettina chairs, and the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, of which she has been President of the Board of Trustees since 2008.
The official celebration was held last Saturday in the Comturey restaurant on the island of Mainau. The highlight of the celebrations was the christening of a newly bred orchid hybrid presented by the mini gardeners: The swan orchid ( Cycnoches ), was bred in the Ecuagenera orchid nursery in Ecuador and is now called 'Gräfin Bettina'.
 
Press Release on the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
As of today, more than 650 Young Scientists have been selected for participating in the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. From 30 June to 5 July 2024, they will have the chance to meet well above 30 expected Nobel Laureates in an informal setting and use these personal interactions as inspiration for their future careers.
“In a situation characterized by crises and conflicts all around the globe, the exchange of scientists from different countries, cultures, and generations cannot be valued highly enough,“ says Countess Bettina Bernadotte, President of the Council.
 
Countess Bettina Bernadotte inaugurated yesterday the new children's area on Mainau Island.
There is something new to discover for the youngest guests and their families: the 1,100 square meter Mainau children's area with its adventure playgrounds “Water World”, “Blumi's Uferwelt” and “Zwergendorf” has been expanded to include “Blumi's excavator playground”.
Countess Bettina was happy about the many little construction site helpers who came to the opening and who have already tested the new play equipment extensively: “There was already a lot of construction site activity here over the past Easter weekend and there was already a lot of excavation and crane operation. We look forward to many more dedicated construction site assistants at Blumi’s excavator playground in the future.”
 
Countess Bettina Bernadotte was awarded today The Order of Merit of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann presented the Order to 22 people for outstanding services to the state and its population.
 
Countess Bettina Bernadotte
The boss on the flower island of Mainau

The island of Mainau at its website about countess Bettina receiving The Order of Merit of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg:

 
Count Björn Bernadotte and the staff of Mainau Island
"On Mainau we not only focus on a healthy lifestyle, but also on environmentally conscious mobility! With offers such as regular bike checks from local providers such as @indigo_fahrradservice_konstanz, bike leasing, covered bike parking spaces and e-bike charging stations (the latter can also be used by guests!), all employees are encouraged to leave their cars at home more often and instead to switch to the bike. And we were rewarded for this: The ADFC awarded Mainau GmbH the “Gold” certificate as a “bicycle-friendly employer”!!"

On the Mainau Island a "peace sign" has been planted prominently in front of the castle in keeping with the annual motto “Flower Power”. The Mainau gardeners have used this symbolic power of flowers: around 1500 colorful 'Tagetes patula' , also known as marigolds, are planted in a “peace sign”. With this Mainau is sending a strong signal for peace.
Countess Bettina Bernadotte sees it as part of her social commitment as an entrepreneur to stand up for and promote a society of democracy, cosmopolitanism and diversity, in view of the increasingly anti-democratic and fundamental rights-contemptuous statements made by political figures: “Our employees are coming from 42 nations, this diversity enriches us. Appreciation is a central value of our corporate culture".
The peace sign will be visible until the end of September.

In keeping with this year's annual motto "Flower Power", the Coat of Arms hall of Mainau Castle presents well-known and award-winning photo designer Josh Westrich's artistically sophisticated photographic works of art using the flowers from May 18 to September 29.
 
The UNESCO World Heritage Monastic Island of Reichenau and the Mainau Island are important and significant tourist destinations on the international Lake Bodensee. One is considered a vegetable island steeped in history, the other is known for its variety of flowers and plants - both are founding members of the Association of Bodensee Gardens and cooperate in many ways.
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Mainau Island in cooperation with Steauf, counts Björn and Christian Bernadotte at a meeting:
"What a fantastic day yesterday on the island of Mainau! In front of around 150 invited guests, we, Stefanie Aufleger together with Count Björn and Count Christian Bernadotte, unveiled our new cooperation in the Gardener's Tower. Under the motto "Lili: Living Leadership" we join forces to inspire and strengthen leaders and their teams."

Count Christian Bernadotte at a meeting on Mainau Island, the cooperation with Steauf is going strong:
"Together with the writing therapist Marlene Jäkle, the team and organizational developer Claudia Franke, with count Christian Bernadotte and master photographer Heuser, we sat at the table in the gardener's tower on the #inselmainau. It was about future perspectives that could be shown in a playful way in the right context. The comprehensive insights into cash flow, pulse and pull effect came to light with the #STEAUF game. They gave courage and hope."

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In connection with Marianne Bernadotte's 100th birthday this year, Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte's Artist Fund has increased their scholarship to SEK 100,000 to pay tribute to the jubilee. During a ceremony on June 3, actor Joel Valois, artist Melanie Kitt, concert singer Arvid Eriksson, ceramicist Fanny Ollas and fashion designer Filippa Fuxe received their scholarships.
The foundation was established in connection with Sigvard Bernadotte's 75th birthday in 1982. Marianne Bernadotte is the honorary chairman of the board.

The Bernadottes continue the Swedish traditional Midsummer celebration on Mainau June 22-23:
Immerse yourself in Swedish tradition and experience an unforgettable Midsummer festival with a small but fine program for the whole family: Maypole, Swedish food, live music, wine tasting and children's activities.
 
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In connection with Marianne Bernadotte's 100th birthday this year, Marianne & Sigvard Bernadotte's Artist Fund has increased their scholarship to SEK 100,000 to pay tribute to the jubilee. During a ceremony on June 3, actor Joel Valois, artist Melanie Kitt, concert singer Arvid Eriksson, ceramicist Fanny Ollas and fashion designer Filippa Fuxe received their scholarships.
The foundation was established in connection with Sigvard Bernadotte's 75th birthday in 1982. Marianne Bernadotte is the honorary chairman of the board.
While I understand that Marianne's age prevents it, it's a pity that we're not getting the lavish celebrations we got for the foundation's 40th anniversary in 2012.

 
Tomorrow the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics) starts and ends on 5 July. 37 Nobel Laureates and close to 650 young scientists attend. Countess Bettina Bernadotte attends many events and gives a speech at least at:
The Opening Ceremony June 30
The International Evening July 1
The Bavarian Evening July 4
The Final Day on Mainau Island July 5
 
Countess Bettina Bernadotte today at the Opening Ceremony of the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics).
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Countess Bettina Bernadotte with husband Philipp Haug, Bettina Stark-Watzinger (German Federal Minister of Education and Research) and Jürgen Kluge (Chairman of the The Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings) and Gabriele Kluge.
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Countess Bettina's speech at the Opening ceremony, starting at 5.36:
 
Countess Bettina Bernadotte yesterday evening at the International Evening hosted by The Texas A&M University. Countess Bettina gave the welcoming speech.
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The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings continues its partnership with the National Research Foundation Singapore. Countess Bettina signed the third Memorandum of Understanding.

Countess Bettina Bernadotte yesterday evening at the Grill & Chill event in Toskana Park. The event is hosted by the Linday Nobel Laureate Meetings and supported by the City of Lindau.
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Countess Bettina Bernadotte gave yesterday July 4 the welcoming speech at the traditional Bavarian Evening,
hosted by the Free State of Bavaria. Countess Bettina wears always her Sweden dress at this event.

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As always, the last day of the meeting is held on the Mainau Island.
Countess Bettina and husband Philipp Haug arrived this morning with the Laureates and young scientists from Lindau with MS Sonnenkönigin.
 
The last day of the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physics).
Countess Bettina Bernadotte arriving from Lindau to Mainau on MS Sonnenkönigin
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Arriving to Mainau
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The last day's events on Mainau
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Countess Bettina speaking at the Closing Ceremony, video:

On the closing day of the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 5 July, 30 Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry from more than 10 countries signed the “Mainau Declaration 2024 on Nuclear Weapons”.

Science is the focus of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. But part of their history is also that scientists meet in Lindau in the spirit of international understanding, emphasizes the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
"Anyone who is prepared to deal with other opinions or conflicts in a fundamentally peaceful manner is welcome in Lindau," explained countess Bettina Bernadotte on behalf of the entire Council.

 
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