Being Queen is a profession, a job, a position, an office t… - Margrethe II of Denmark

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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

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About Margrethe II of Denmark

Margrethe II (born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024. The monarchy of Denmark encompasses the entire 'Danish Realm', made up of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

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Pen Names: Ingahild Grathmer

Native Name: Margrethe II • Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid

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Gradually he [King Frederik] showed me everybody was going to help me in this...it was not a terrifying thing, but a great challenge.

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