There are indeed ways for a queen to say what she thinks.

I believe that many people have forgotten what their roots are. This is one of the advantages of countries with a monarchy. The monarch offers identity across generations, and is a part of these roots and this native country.

I hope people will remember me as one who did her best - and who wasn't an anachronism.

And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction.

There are indeed ways for a queen to say what she thinks.

I smoke wherever there's an ashtray.

I am not a career woman, and I would never have become one in normal life, because I am not ambitious enough for that.