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.

The Reformation was immensely important for all of Danish culture.

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 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.

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

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

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