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

Luther and the Reformation were of fundamental importance to Denmark. We Danes are still Lutherans today. We spoke about him a lot in school, and we feel very close to him.

I would not say Denmark is a multicultural country, but more people live here now who have different roots, backgrounds and religions, more than 30 years ago. This also applies to religions.

I smoke wherever there's an ashtray.

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

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

I believe that it is indeed easier for a woman who follows a male monarch, as it was in my case. There was no role model I had to measure up to. It was clear from the beginning that many things would be different, and that helped. And I hope that the same thing will help my son, Crown Prince Frederik, when he becomes king one day.