For me, it [being Queen] is a responsibility that does not include abdication. It is a task one has been given and taken upon oneself, and one does n… - Margrethe II of Denmark

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For me, it [being Queen] is a responsibility that does not include abdication. It is a task one has been given and taken upon oneself, and one does not relinquish it because it would perhaps be convenient personally to be rid of some of it.

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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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Native Name: Margrethe II • Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid
Alternative Names: Ingahild Grathmer
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I would like to stress that the obligation [of being Queen] has always been driven by joy. The joy is rooted in the warmth that has met me and my family everywhere through every year, in celebration and joy as in sorrow, in the so-called "big days", as well as in everyday life.
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