Düsseldorf appoints two new princes for the 2025-2026 legislative term
The Düsseldorf Carnival Committee (CC) has announced Marcus Hülscher and Nicole Nothen as the new royal couple for the upcoming carnival season, marking a significant milestone as the city celebrates the carnival's 200-year anniversary.
Marcus Hülscher, the vice-president of the Düssel-Narren, and Nicole Nothen, the CC's youth representative, were chosen due to their passion for the carnival and their long-standing dedication to the festivities. Both have been applying as a royal couple for several years, with their dream finally coming true in June 2024.
Hülscher's late parents saved money to make his dream a reality, and his daughter Leni, an active member of the Originals' children's dance group, shares her father's enthusiasm for the carnival. Similarly, Nicole Nothen's husband, Horst, and Marcus's wife, Melanie, support the couple in their new roles.
Nicole Nothen is a dance trainer with the Schlossturmgarde and has participated in several prince and princess elections, even presenting the insignia. Her dedication to the carnival and her role as the CC's youth representative have made her an ideal choice for the royal couple.
Marcus Hülscher, who was contemplating his future as the session president of the Düssel-Narren last year, will now preside over the carnival alongside Nicole Nothen. The couple will be crowned on November 14, 2025.
The new motto for the next Düsseldorf Carnival session is "stay colorful, no matter what." This motto encapsulates the spirit of carnival and the diversity of the Düsseldorf community, which Marcus Hülscher and Nicole Nothen will represent.
Photos from last year's session show Marcus Hülscher contemplating his future as the session president of the Düssel-Narren, and Nicole Nothen as a guest Venus. These images serve as a reminder of the couple's journey and their long-held aspirations to become the royal couple of Düsseldorf.
The choice of Marcus Hülscher and Nicole Nothen as the new royal couple was not made lightly. They were chosen to symbolize the spirit of carnival and the diversity of the Düsseldorf community, making them the perfect representatives for this historic carnival season.
Marcus Hülscher and Nicole Nothen, the new royal couple, share a passion for the carnival and a long-standing dedication to its festivities. Their dreams of becoming the royal couple came true in June 2024, after years of applications.
Nicole Nothen, a dance trainer with the Schlossturmgarde, has been actively involved in prince and princess elections and is an ideal choice for her role, given her dedication to the carnival.
The couple's spouses, Horst and Melanie, are supportive of their new roles, mirroring the enthusiasm of Leni, Marcus's daughter, who is an active member of the Originals' children's dance group.
The upcoming carnival season, marking the 200-year anniversary of Düsseldorf, will be represented by Marcus Hülscher and Nicole Nothen, who will be crowned on November 14, 2025, under the motto "stay colorful, no matter what."
