Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Speech at Gala Dinner

HM. The Queen of Denmark’s Speech at Gala dinner in the occasion of her 40th year celebration as queen. English Translation: God’s Help, the People’s Love, Denmark’s strength. Today 40 years ago I said the word for the first time on the balcony here at Christiansborg. Therein I put my hopes, my wishes and my love for my country. With my motto, I would express the obligation I felt to the deed, I went to. The commitment is as strong for me today, but I would like to stress that the obligation has always been driven by joy. The joy is rooted in the heat that has met me and my family everywhere through every year, in celebration and joy as in sorrow, in the so-called “big day“, as well as in everyday life. Today, I must first and foremost express my thanks. Only the Prime Minister for the beautiful words to me, they confirm the good and trusting relationship, which I feel has passed between me and the successive governments over the years. So dif