Maps, flowers and gifts, even from strangers. Prince Ronny van Teutengat (Bergeijk) is buried under the heart-warming reactions after his heavy car accident. Ronny Schijvens, as he is called in real life, crashed at high speed last Tuesday against a tree on the N397 between Eersel and Bergeijk. “My carnival motto is” Drink, live and enjoy. We don’t know the Leste Ronde. ” Fortunately it wasn’t my last round. “
The Prince Carnival of Bergeijk, among other things, left ten broken ribs, a broken wrist and a broken index finger to the accident. He had to stay in the hospital in Tilburg for almost a week. He has been home since Sunday.
“It’s going well beyond expectations. I can now walk a block around the house again. I do have painkillers and they work well. So I can’t complain. I have been very lucky.”
“A carnival association is more than a drinking club.”
The prince has been overloaded in recent days with statements of support, even from carnival associations from the environment that normally has no contact.
From his bed, which is in the living room because of his broken ribs, he has a view of all the cards, flowers and gifts he has received.
“Many people think that a carnival association is a drinking club. But that’s not. It is much more a club of friends. It is so beautiful to see that people support me. That really does something to me. “
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Now he wants to make sure he recovers quickly enough. “We are going to do everything we can to get carnival. But it remains to be seen what is possible. “
At the first session evening, this weekend, it is not possible to be present anyway. The highness will be operated on Thursday on his broken wrist. He is there remotely. “There is a live connection with home.”
“I think it’s very important to show my face again.”
Next week he hopes to be present again if there are two more session evenings. “Sitting, in a sturdy chair. I think it’s very important to show my face again.”
In four weeks it will be the party of the year. And a carnival without a prince is not a carnival. The prince is very optimistic about his recovery. “We are going to try to make something of it. It is our Princes year anyway. We want to get everything out of it. “
But with ten broken ribs you can’t jump on a billiards? “I hope so,” he says laughing, “that would be nice.”
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