Margrethe II of Denmark Quotes
I will remain on the throne until I fall off.
"Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Marking 40 Years on the Throne." BBC News, 13 Jan. 2012.
The king would often walk alone or with only a few companions. His brother expressed concern about exposing the royal person to risk.
This treaty was an attempt to end the 100 Years War.
Margrethe II is Queen of Denmark and commander-in-chief of the Danish Defence. Born into the House of Glücksburg, a royal house with origins in northern Germany, she is the eldest child of Frederick IX of Denmark and Ingrid of Sweden. She became heir presumptive to her father in 1953, when a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. Margrethe succeeded her father upon his death on 14 January 1972. On her accession, she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margrethe I, ruler of the Scandinavian kingdoms in 1375–1412 during the Kalmar Union. In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she had two sons: Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim.
