Under the constitution, as the Danish queen I am bound to the Lutheran faith, but that does not exclude people of other faiths.

I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think.

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

I believe that all the euphoria about Europe has led many of us to forget that Europe is a conglomerate of different entities and countries. But if you don't love your own entity, if you don't know your roots and can no longer relate to them, you will also have problems with the rest of Europe.

I have always had a dread of becoming a passenger in life.

I represent all people who are citizens of the Danish nation.

A tree without roots will fall over, whereas a tree with roots eventually becomes part of a forest.