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On Her Majesty’s Service – 

VOLK Diesel Platform Trucks with royal baggage

Friedrichshafen/ Mainau Island, 08.05.2009 – Arriving right on schedule shortly before 10 am with an aircraft from Intersky Austrian airlines, Queen Silvia of Sweden landed at the Friedrichshafen Airport. The Queen had come specifically to take part in a ceremonial act on the island of Mainau to honor the creator of the Mainau land-
scape, the late Count Lennart Bernadotte of Wisborg, on what would have been his 100th birthday. On the day before, Count Bernadotte’s son had already been wed in a ceremony in the baroque island church, which was attended by numerous celebrities.

When the machine landed in Friedrichshafen, a VOLK DFW 2 Diesel Platform Truck was already waiting to transport the royal baggage to the terminal building.
The vehicle has been in operation at the Friedrichshafen Airport since the previous summer and has been de-
signed to meet the specific requirements of regional airports.
 
On Her Majesty’s Service – VOLK Diesel Platform Trucks with Royal Baggage

The Swedish Queen Silvia at the Friedrichshafen Airport – in the back-
ground of the photo, a VOLK DFW 2 Diesel Platform Truck is waiting to receive the royal baggage.

The monarch, who was born as Silvia Sommerlath in Heidelberg, has been married to Sweden’s King Carl XVI since 1976. The King met her during the Olympic Winter Games 1972, where she was working as a hostess. In a matter of speaking, the visit to the island of Mainau was like visiting relatives for Queen Silvia, since Count Bernadotte was al-
so a descendent of the Swedish royal family. IIn 1932, however, he renounced his potential right to the throne by marrying a commoner and was therefore compensated with the island of Mainau. The island had only been inherit-
On Her Majesty’s Service – VOLK Diesel Platform Trucks with Royal Baggage

The VOLK Diesel Platform Truck DFW 2 is designed especially for handling luggage at regional airports

ed by the Swedish royal family just a few years prior.

Under the Count’s direction, the island, which was over-
grown at the time, developed into an attraction for nature lovers from around the world over the following decades. Benefited by the mild Lake Constance climate, Count Bernadotte cultivated endless varieties of flowers. With more than 500 different varieties of roses, 250 types of dahlias and 200 kinds of azaleas, the little jewel in Lake Constance has quite justifiably been named “Flower Island”. A sea of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths formed a colorful backdrop during the Swedish royal visit as well.

As the old hotel industry saying goes, one can recognize the social status of a guest by looking at their baggage – and one can only assume that the staff in charge of handling baggage shares this realization. Unfortunately, we can’t say if Queen Silvia’s suitcases do justice to the expectations linked to such maxims, or anything about their content. And so, we must be satisfied to repeat 

here the reports printed at the time in the local newspapers: that the Queen had brought summer weather with her to Mainau. Then the day, which initially began under a thick ceiling of clouds, transformed itself into a beautiful summer day with a sky of azure blue just shortly before the royal visitor arrived.

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