Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe IIis the Queen of Denmark. She is also the supreme authority of the Church of Denmark and Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defence Forces...
NationalityDanish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth16 April 1940
CountryDenmark
denmark painting percent
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.
long denmark able
I hope I will be able to paint as long as I live,
fall denmark thrones
I will remain on the throne until I fall off.
people denmark remember
I hope people will remember me as one who did her best - and who wasn't an anachronism.
thinking want denmark
I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think.
denmark conviction convenience
And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction,
absolutely admire age century danish early golden painters whom
There are, of course, always painters whom I admire and find fascinating. I've often thought, 'Goodness, if I could paint like the Danish Golden Age painters, the early 19th century painters, the way they could paint a landscape - absolutely beautiful.'
endearing faith feature likewise people
There is something endearing about people who give themselves up completely to their faith. But there is likewise something frightening about such a totality, which also is a feature of Islam.
best hope people
One shouldn't write one's own epitaph. I hope people will remember me as one who did her best - and who wasn't an anachronism.
unique political everyday
We, the monarchs, are undoubtedly constants in a constantly changing world. Because we have always been there, but also because we do not get involved in everyday politics. We are aware of the political changes in our societies, but we don't comment on them. This is where we assume a unique position.
ambitious enough
I am not a career woman, and I would never have become one in normal life, because I am not ambitious enough for that.
father son
My father had no sons, so I became queen. The only thing I had to do was perform the role.
thinking
There are indeed ways for a queen to say what she thinks.
interfere
None of my counterparts in Europe interferes in politics.