I believe that the fact that I am religious brings me closer to anyone with a different faith.

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

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

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

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

I believe that the fact that I am religious brings me closer to anyone with a different faith.

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.