„That cold January day - and so many people… I'd never imagined it would happen nowadays.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
Television documentary 'Queen Margrethe of Denmark', BBC & Jørgen Bonfils, 08:50, 28 April 1974.
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Geburtstag: 16. April 1940
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Margrethe II. von Dänemark – Aussprache: [mɑˈg̊ʁeːɪ̯d̥ə], Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid – ist seit dem 14. Januar 1972 regierende Königin und damit Staatsoberhaupt Dänemarks , der Färöer und Grönlands. Sie stammt aus dem Haus Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, einer Nebenlinie des Hauses Oldenburg. Eine Änderung der Thronfolge machte Margrethe am 27. März 1953 zur Kronprinzessin.
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„I do not think one should chase the fashions of the day, concerning neither sweaters nor opinions.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
From 'Om man så må sige – 350 Dronning Margrethe-citater', quoted in English here http://trondni.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/new-books-wit-and-wisdom-of-margrethe-ii.html.
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„Being Queen is a profession, a job, a position, an office that one cannot put aside when you come home from work. It is there all the time - and it is there all your life.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
Quoted in Bistrup, Anne, 'Margrethe' (JP/Politikens Forlaghus (2005)).
„I will remain on the throne until I fall off!“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
Interview re-quoted in The Daily Telegraph, 'Danish Queen Celebrates Milestone' http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/danish-queen-celebrates-milestone/story-fn6e1m7z-1226243081167?nk=d03eb35c11a2e6b21efaa5992bdc9306 (13 January 2012).
„We do not have that much to moan about when one thinks of what people did not moan about before.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
From 'Om man så må sige – 350 Dronning Margrethe-citater', quoted in English here http://trondni.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/new-books-wit-and-wisdom-of-margrethe-ii.html.
„God's help, the love of the people, the strength of Denmark.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II's royal motto, chosen upon her accession to the throne.
„The fact that I am a woman has never really played into what I have done or not done. I have just been lucky that things have played out so that I could do things.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
On being a female monarch, interview with Bo Lidegaard, 'Politiken' Partially available online http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE1495013/dronningen-opgaven-som-regent-har-man-for-livet/ (01 January 2012).
„One may well use one’s head even though one is in love. Someone has said that one cannot prevent lightening from striking – but one may prevent the whole town from burning down.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
From 'Om man så må sige – 350 Dronning Margrethe-citater', quoted in English here http://trondni.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/new-books-wit-and-wisdom-of-margrethe-ii.html.
„I think, for me, nature has always been my main point of reference. I think as a child I was fascinated by landscapes and nature wherever I went. I was able to travel all over Denmark, which is not that large, everywhere in this country where I've been I always loved the landscape.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
Interview with Reuters, quoted on ITN. http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/RTV/2012/01/26/RTV249512/ (26 January 2012).
„I have always felt that it is a task that you are given, and that you have it as long as you live. That is my fundamental view. It is an integral part of the job that you have it for life.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
On the possiblity of abdication, interview with Bo Lidegaard, 'Politiken' Partially available online http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE1495013/dronningen-opgaven-som-regent-har-man-for-livet/ (01 January 2012).
„You are handed your job as the old king or queen dies… It is not a life sentence, but a life of service.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
On Queenship, in an interview with the BBC during her Ruby Jubilee http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16537659 (13 January 2012).
„Painting is not what my life is about, but it is very important to me, and I am very lucky to be able to give some time to it. The time that I devote to painting is not a lot of time, but I do it 100 percent while I am working, and then there's nothing else that counts.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
Interview with Reuters, quoted on ITN. http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/RTV/2012/01/26/RTV249512/ (26 January 2012).
„When people say that I may not speak, they forget that I may well think. I may think what I want, like everyone else. I shall just refrain from saying everything I think. That might be something many people should do once in a while.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
From 'Om man så må sige – 350 Dronning Margrethe-citater', quoted in English here http://trondni.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/new-books-wit-and-wisdom-of-margrethe-ii.html.
„In the course of the last few generations, society has developed in such a way that we can live more and more safely, both financially and socially. We have got used to being able to pick and choose quite freely in big and small matters. Our circumstances are so good now that we have almost forgotten that our decisions also have consequences and that we cannot opt into or out of all life’s conditions.“
— Margrethe II of Denmark
New Year's Address 2010/2011 http://kongehuset.dk/english/Menu/news/her-majesty-the-queens-new-year-address-2010 (01 January 2011).
