and not at all well-behaved.
As the highest representative of our Women’s Carnival, the Washer Princess is the pride of an entire region and is largely responsible for the great success and popularity of the Women’s Carnival.
Washer Princess 25
Lea I.
St. Paul’s Women’s Committee
Lea I. will start the session under the motto: “Beuele Wieve laache, danze un fiire,all
dat kanns’de hee liire”. In the 2023/2024 session, she was able to gain a lot of experience, as she accompanied washer princess Sabrina I. as a washerwoman and is therefore well prepared for her session.
Personal
Personal Lea Kempe
Geburtstag: 28.08.2002
Family:
– Parents: Frank Kempe and Yvonne Kempe
– Occupation: Employee in the family business Getränke Kempe
Hobbies:
Carnival, swimming, Holtdorf youth association, youth fire brigade, voluntary fire brigade, FC and KEC fan
Carnival activities:
– 2009: Children’s laundry princess
– 2012: Children’s princess at the GGS Om Berg ‘Donna Kamella’
– 2020: active member of DK St Paulus
– 2023/2024: Laundress for Sabrina I. (Michels)
The washerwomen
With her two washerwomen, the washer princess has the best companions for the session at her side. They move together with her from event to event and support her at all performances. If you want to become a washer princess yourself, you can practice a session as a washerwoman and find out what’s behind this special carnival office of the washer princess.
Washerwoman Anna Groll
Women’s Committee Mermaids of the Fairytale Lake
Washerwoman Eva Schimmels
St. Josef Women’s Committee
Designated washerwoman princess 2026
Judith I.
Damenkomitee Beuele Määdche
Our designated washer princess Judith I (Rötten) with her washerwomen Jule Thomas (left) from the St Paulus ladies’ committee and Lea Emmerich (right) from the Fidele Reisetanten ladies’ committee.
Judith I. will start the session under the motto: ‘Wievefastelovend es trendy on schick, hee op de Beuele Sonnesick’.
Personal details about Judith
turns 23 later this year and lives in the centre of Beuel, diagonally opposite the town hall.
She grew up in carnival in the junior group ‘Rut-Wieße Mädche’ of her ladies’ committee St. Josef, which she joined in 2015.
She has been an active member since 2021 and now leads the above-mentioned group herself.
She has been an active member since 2021 and now leads the above-mentioned group herself. In 2017, she took over the moderation of the children’s costume party of the parish of St. Josef. In 2018 and 2019, she even planned and hosted the carnival session at her former school, EMA-Bonn.
2021-2023 she accompanied the ‘Corona Washer Princess’ Lena I (Obliers) as a washerwoman.
Judith is a social pedagogue and works in the youth welfare office of the city of Bonn
The laundresses 2026
With her two washerwomen, the washer princess has the best companions for the session at her side. They move together with her from event to event and support her at all performances. If you want to become a washer princess yourself, you can practice a session as a washerwoman and find out what’s behind this special carnival office of the washer princess.
Laundress Lea (Emmerich)
Damenkomitee Fidele Reisetanten
Personal details about Lea
is 22 years young and lives in Hürth.
Born in Pützchen, she became involved in the activities of the Fidele Reisetanten ladies’ committee at birth.
Her mother, aunt, great aunts and great cousins are active members and Lea has been supporting the organisation as a Reinführmädchen at the sessions since 2009 and as a real active member in stage performances and speaking roles since 2020.
She works as a tax inspector at the Cologne South Tax Office, which explains why she lives in Hürth. For the carnival months, she naturally moves back to her home town of Pützchen.
Laundresses Jule (Thomas)
Damenkomitee St. Josef
Personal details about Jule
is the youngest member of the session at the age of 19.
As washer princess Judith herself was active as a washer in the Beueler Weiberfastnacht team at that tender age, she liked the application very much and spoke in favour of Jule.ist mit ihren 19 Jahren das Küken der Session.
Jule can also look back on carnival experience.
In 2012, she was already a children’s laundress at Pius Kindergarten and today, as an adult, she can fall back on two local carnival clubs.
She has been a member of the ‘Beueler Fründe’ since 2023 and was accepted as a committee sister in the St Paulus ladies’ committee last session. There she also accompanied some of the performances of last year’s Wäscherprinzessin Lea. I.
She is completing a dual study programme at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and the professional part is actively managed by the BSC.
The Möhnen
She is where all the threads of the carnival come together.
The president of the Alte Beueler Damenkomitee von 1824 e.V. is also the Obermöhn of Beuel. The Obermöhn is the ‘general manager’ of Weiberfastnacht. Among other things, she convenes the selection committee and decides together with the committee on the washer princess and her washerwomen.
Patty Burgundy
On 25.04.2012 Patty Burgunder took over the previous office from Ina Harder as Vice President of the Old Beuel Ladies Committee and thus also as Vice Obermöhn.
Professionally, Patty can be found at Sparkasse KölnBonn, where she works as a private customer advisor and has found a great supporter for Beuel customs in her employer.
Carnival activities:
Active member of the Old Beuel Ladies Committee of 1824 e. V.
Session 2002/2003 Wäscherprinzessin
Session 2016/ 2017 Bonna in Bonn
Member of the Weiberfastnacht working group (responsible for the creation of the session booklet)
First class in second row.
As deputy to the Obermöhn, the Vice Princess is a permanent companion to the Wäscherprinzessin at appearances. Among other things, she looks after the session booklet and is heavily involved in the work of the board.
Anja Kranz
Honour to whom honour is due.
They were once Obermöhnen themselves, today they are at the side of the current laundress princess with advice and support. And in other respects, too, one (or woman) is extremely actively integrated into the life of the association in this function.
Ina Harder
In 2012, after several years as Vice President, Ina Harder was elected President by the members of the Ladies’ Committee, replacing Evi Zwiebler after 14 years of dedicated work for the Beuel tradition. In 2012, she handed over the baton to Patty Burgunder.
Ina Harder grew up in Beuel and naturally lives in this beautiful neighbourhood on the Rhine.
Together with Winni Lombardo, she runs the ‘Wirtshaus Rheinbrücke’ pub in the heart of Beuel, which is also the court castle of the Wäscherprinzessin during the carnival season.
Carnival activities:
Seit 1975 bei den Beueler Stadtsoldaten (heute inaktiv)
Seit 1988 aktives Mitglied im Alten Beueler Damenkomitee von 1824 e. V.
1989 Wäscherprinzessin
2006 Bonna in Bonn
Bis 2024 Obermöhn.
Honour to whom honour is due.
They were once Obermöhnen themselves, today they are at the side of the current laundress princess with advice and support. And in other respects, too, one (or woman) is extremely actively integrated into the life of the association in this function.
Evi Zwiebler
Evi Zwiebler was President of the Old Beuel Ladies’ Committee and Obermöhn from 1998 to 2012.
After 25 years as President, Erna Neubauer (today: Honorary Obermöhn) handed over her office to Evi Zwiebler. It was not a sudden move for her. As Vice President, she had already had a taste of the duties for several years. As a former washer princess in the anniversary year 1973 (150th anniversary celebrations), she also brought a lot of carnival experience with her.
Evi Zwiebler was 45 years young when she took office, had two school-age children and an understanding husband. Evi Zwiebler worked professionally for the city of Bonn and in her spare time she is still involved in the 1st Badminton Club Beuel. As a multiple German badminton champion, she also has special ties to this club.
In recognition of this, Evi Zwiebler was appointed Honorary President and Honorary Headmistress at the General Assembly. Like Erna Neubauer – who was appointed Honorary Headmistress in 1998 – both Honorary Presidents have voting rights on the Executive Board.
Honour to whom honour is due.
Erna Neubauer
Erna Neubauer (*01.06.1929, †16.12.2022) was president of the Old Beuel Ladies Committee and Obermöhn from 1973 to 1998, handing over her office to her successor Evi Zwiebler in 1998.
Erna Neubauer was thrown in at the deep end in 1973 when the then president, Maria Balzer, suddenly had to give up her office for health reasons. Erna Neubauer was 43 years young at the time, had five children who still lived at home and had to be cared for, and an understanding husband who helped her to fill this time-consuming honorary office with flying colors during her 25-year presidency. During her time in Obermöhn, the Beuel Women’s Carnival developed into an even bigger folk festival and the storming of the town hall was a spectacle that attracted many thousands of visitors to Beuel.
The proclamation of the washer princess was also developed into a special social event. In the sports hall on the Ringstraße and later in the large hall of the Beuel Bridge Forum, the proclamation takes place as part of a carnival session. The program contributions are still made exclusively by the Beuel women’s committees. It is certainly also a great merit of Erna Neubauer that the committees from the Beuel districts work together so well and that the cooperation works excellently.
The Bützoffiziere –
make Weiberfastnacht a Bützenfest.
As the name suggests, the Bützoffiziere are the male companions of the princess with their mouths pointed.
They are also heavily involved in the organization of the entire Weiberfastnacht.
Officers on duty:
Uwe Ulhaas
Wolfgang Schenk
Achim Sternberg
Honorary officers:
Dieter Müller &
Josef Schwanenberg
The driver
As a driver, you have the responsible task of safely escorting your madness and accompaniment from appointment to appointment during the hot phase of the carnival. Have a good trip, have fun with the Wievern.
Kalle Reddemann
Since he made himself available as a driver in 2012, the safety of the washer princess before and after her performances has been in his hands.
Kalle comes from Beuel and is a carnival enthusiast with heart and soul. He is an inactive member of the Beuel City Soldiers and the Old Beuel Women’s Committee. At the Old Beuel Ladies Committee, he also supports the ladies of the committee in their activities as a so-called “Möhne man”.
Since the schedule of the washer princess is tight, and the washer princess is on the road at the weekend and also during the week, Kalle is supported by other riders.
The Beuel city soldiers –
the protection troop of the washer princess
The Beuel City Soldiers Corps “Rot Blau” 1936 e.V. accompany the washer princess in a compact unit during her performances and support various events, e.g. the proclamation.