Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
The Wende Museum, Culver City
Dagmar Eckel grew up as the daughter of Horst Eckel, a member of the West German team that won the 1954 World Cup, the underdog victory remembered as the Miracle of Bern and credited with helping a divided and wounded country heal after the Second World War. That is the public story. Her memoir tells the private one. *The World Champion's Princess: Unbound & Unbroken* asks what it does to a child to grow up in the shadow of a national hero: the expectation, the silence, the pressure of a role she never chose, and the strength that comes from telling the truth. At its heart it is the story of a family that was, for all its fame, ordinary, with the same fears, wounds, secrets, and love as any other. Dagmar will be in the Wende's garden during our complimentary Wellness Wednesday reception with copies of her book. Stop by to meet her and hear the story behind it.