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

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

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.

In Denmark, the king's faith became the religion of the country, and we are still happy with that today.

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

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

My father had no sons, so I became queen. The only thing I had to do was perform the role.