The book "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales" reminds Chinese people of Denmark, a small European country, and gives Denmark the reputation of "Fairy Tale Kingdom".
When you walk into Denmark, it is full of fairy tales and fairy tales can be found everywhere.
In the harbour of Copenhagen you can see the bronze statue of the Little Mermaid from the fairy tale "The Sea Daughter".
On the shore of Copenhagen's New Harbour you can see the residence where Hans Christian Andersen created fairy tales such as "Princess Pea" and "The Flintlock Box".
In the center of Copenhagen, you can see Tivoli Park, the "fairy tale city".
Denmark, in the eyes of outsiders, is a fairy tale kingdom.
In this fairy tale kingdom, there is naturally a "fairy tale queen", Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
As the queen of the fairy tale kingdom, Margaret II's life was also full of "fairy tale" colors.
Margaret II was the youngest and most beautiful queen, the most knowledgeable queen today, the most ordinary and "poorest" queen in the world, the most approachable queen in the world, and the least "queenly" queen in the world.
She is an uncompromising learner.
He studied at five of the world's leading universities, including the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, Cambridge University, the University of Paris and the London School of Economics.
Most European royal families have a tradition that
Every New Year's Eve, the head of the royal family, the King or Queen, delivers a New Year's message to the nation, either live or via television.
Since the speech was given to the entire nation, any mistake would be explosive news that would cause a national debate, so the content of the speech was extremely demanding, and the wording had to be handled with great care.
At that time, most of the royal heads had their speeches drafted and revised by special people, except for the Queen of Denmark, who drafted and revised her New Year's speech herself, thus showing her outstanding ability.
She is versatile and has a wide range of interests, including translation, archaeology, embroidery, costume design, painting, singing and dancing, skiing, etc., each of which she has mastered.
She has had painting exhibitions and costume shows: she designed the costumes and sets for the Danish Royal Ballet's production of The Misbegotten Giant, and designed a paper-cut style backdrop for a film based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Wild Swans.
She designed a stamp commemorating 50 years of Danish freedom, which was so well received that experts in stamp design sighed at the prospect of its release.
She translated the Danish version of The Lord of the Rings, which is still the most popular among the Danes, and her famous poem "All Men Die" by the French writer Simon de Beauvoir, which she co-translated with her husband, is regarded as a classic by the Danes.
She joined the Danish National Women's Flight Corps, served in the military and flew airplanes.
Margaret II was also the most common queen in the world.
Anyone who has visited Copenhagen, the capital of the Kingdom of Denmark, and has seen a picture of Margrethe II beforehand, is likely to see the Queen of Denmark on a street in Copenhagen, dressed in normal clothes and riding a bicycle.
Sometimes you will also see the Queen's bicycle basket with all kinds of meat and vegetables, which she bought from the market for the family's lunch or dinner.
She is also the "poorest" queen in the world.
To supplement the expenses of the palace, the Queen herself translated literary works and used her fees to subsidize the daily expenses of the family.
Marguerite II never compared her standard of living with that of other monarchs, and the jewelry, accessories and clothing she used were among the most minimalist among the royal families of the world.
When most countries' royals are pursuing luxury brands and talking about a so-called status and a so-called style no matter what they use, she always dresses according to her own preference and never talks about any brand.
Compared with the Queen of England travel often more than a dozen large suitcases, Margaret II is much more simple, each trip as ordinary people, a few suitcases will easily fit the things to bring.
She is also the most down-to-earth queen in the world.
Although she was the queen, she never said on any occasion that the Danes were her own people.
Whenever she speaks of her countrymen, she always says from the bottom of her heart, "My citizens."
On Wednesdays, she meets with citizens who have complaints about the country, listens patiently to their demands and actively helps them to resolve them.
In addition, the Danes often saw Margrethe II with her basket at the market, and many people passed by the Queen in jeans and casual clothes at the supermarket, where she greeted them cordially.
She was the least "queenly" queen in the world, and Margaret II was never a dogmatic person.
When attending important events in her capacity as queen, Margaret II always looks dignified and elegant, but in private, Margaret II never sees herself as a queen.
She can smoke on various occasions, she can also laugh uncontrollably on various occasions, she can even wear casual clothes in public and gorge herself on various things, such as eating tasting items in the supermarket tasting area without any fear.
This is Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, a queen who lives her life like a "fairy tale".
Born in 1940, Margrethe II is the eldest daughter of the former King Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Bernadotte, daughter of King Gustav VI of Sweden.
Frederik IX was the fourth king of the Danish Glücksburg dynasty, and his grandfather was Christian IX, the first king of the Danish Glücksburg dynasty.
When it comes to their family's Danish throne, it can be said that it is completely picked up by the leak.
It was not Christian IX's turn to be the king of Denmark, and it was even more unlikely that the Glücksburg dynasty would appear in Denmark, but by some accident, the position of king of Denmark was taken by the family of Margaret II.
In Denmark, the predecessor of the Grükesberg dynasty was called the Oldenburg dynasty.
The last king of the Oldenburg Dynasty of Denmark was named Frederik VII.
At that time, Frederick VII was found to be infertile because he had not given birth to a child after three marriages in a row.
The king's lack of fertility also meant that the main branch of the Danish royal family was cut off.
When the main branch was cut off, the king of Denmark had to be chosen from the side branches of the royal family, and a battle for the Danish throne inevitably broke out and intensified among the side branches.
Since ancient times, no matter which country, involving the throne or throne succession, especially in the case of the main branch (the great clan) is extinct, to choose an heir from the side branch, that situation not to mention how confusing.
After all, the side branch who are qualified to be that heir, so the fight is naturally fierce, and naturally endless.
Like the end of the Qing dynasty, Guangxu, this branch of the great clan after the extinction of the heir, Aisin gioro's side branches will want to sit on that throne, which is a good deal of rivalry, and even caused a shock in the court, even Cixi, the actual controller of the late Qing dynasty almost can not control the situation.
At that time, according to the law of primogeniture originally enacted by King Frederik III of Denmark, the first hereditary monarch of Denmark (until then, the heir to the throne was elected by the Crown).
With the former King Christian VIII having only one son, Frederik VII, who was unable to have children, Princess Caroline, the eldest daughter of the former King Frederik VI, became the most eligible female heir to the Danish throne.
This was followed by Princess Marie, second daughter of Frederick VI, and after that by Princess August, sister of Frederick VI.
However, when Frederik III enacted the law of succession to the throne, Denmark also adopted the Salic law of succession, the so-called "Salic law of succession", which stated that women were not entitled to inherit land and titles.
In other words, if the King of Denmark became extinct and there was no male heir, then the position of King of Denmark would pass to the nearest male in the juridical line of succession, i.e. the collateral line, even if the King of Denmark had direct female descendants.
Therefore, in a sense, the three most eligible female heirs to the Danish throne, Princess Caroline, Princess Mary and Princess August, are eligible to become the King of Denmark if they follow the law of succession enacted by Frederik III, but they are not eligible to become the King of Denmark if they follow the Salic law of succession.
As a result, different interpretations of inheritance laws have also left their eligibility for inheritance unclear.
In addition to the three female heirs, Princess Caroline, Princess Mary and Princess August, who are eligible to succeed to the Danish throne, the Grükesberg family and other Danish royal offshoots are also eligible to succeed to the Danish throne.
The Glücksburg family belongs to a remote male collateral line and is descended from King Christian III of Denmark, who was a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Zundberg-Glücksburg.
At first, the position of King of Denmark was not available to Christian IX in any way, because he had three brothers at his head, the second and third of whom had male offspring.
Therefore he was not the first heir, although he was eligible to succeed the King of Denmark, and there were at least 2 slaps on the head of the number of people more qualified than him to succeed the King of Denmark.
However, he miraculously became the third in line to the Danish throne after Frederik VII and his uncle Prince Ferdinand, and eventually became the first Danish king of the Greuxberg dynasty when both Frederik VII and Prince Ferdinand died before him.
In 1842, Christian IX married his closest female relative to Frederik VII, Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (niece of King Christian VIII of Denmark).
Afterwards, Louise's mother, brother and oldest sister renounced the succession in favor of Louise and her husband, thus making Christian IX's wife the female heir closest in blood to Frederick VII.
Later, with the help of Princess Louise, Christian IX became the heir to the Danish throne in 1852, after Frederik VII and his uncle Prince Ferdinand.
On July 31, 1853, Christian IX became the heir to the entire Danish monarchy and received the title of Prince of Denmark after the male line of Frederik III had been cut off.
After the death of Frederik VII on November 15, 1863, Christian IX formally succeeded to the Danish throne, becoming the first Danish monarch from the House of Glücksburg and starting the Glücksburg Dynasty.
Margrethe II was the fifth monarch of the Greuxburg dynasty, preceded by four monarchs, Christian IX, Frederic VIII, Christian X and Frederic IX.
It is worth mentioning that Denmark became a developed country and a world-famous welfare state thanks to the governance of Margaret II's father, Frederik IX, the fourth monarch of the Glucksburg Dynasty.
It was he who led Denmark out of the shackles of agrarian society and into modernity.
He was also the one who pushed the Danish Parliament to pass a new succession law, which changed the way the throne was inherited to a primogeniture system, and Margrethe II became the first legitimate queen of Denmark.
At the time of Margrethe II's birth, Fascist Germany launched a war of aggression against Denmark on April 9, 1940, in violation of the non-aggression pact it had signed with Denmark in 1939.
Denmark was a small European country, how could its power be compared with Germany's? On the first day of the German attack, Denmark announced its surrender. Shortly after the surrender, Margrethe II was born in the capital, Copenhagen, in the Emmalienburg Palace.
Margarita is the Danish word for "daisy".
Daisies have a particularly long flowering period, blooming for almost a summer.
Obviously, Frederik IX's intention in giving his first child such a name at that particular time was clear: to announce to the Danish people and the world that the Kingdom of Denmark would never succumb to fascist Germany.
The birth of Margrethe was a ray of hope and a great inspiration to the Danes, who were suffering from the persecution of Fascist Germany and were in a desperate situation.
At that time, Frederik IX and the Queen used to put Margrethe in a baby carriage and push it through the streets of Copenhagen to show their defiance of fascist Germany and to encourage the Danish people not to give up the resistance.
On May 4, 1945, the fascist German occupation forces surrendered and Denmark was finally returned to the Danes themselves.
Eight years later, the Danish constitution was amended to make Denmark a constitutional monarchy.
At the same time, because Frederik IX had no male heirs, the Danish parliament, at Frederik IX's urging, amended the succession act to allow women to succeed to the throne.
Thus, at the age of 13, Margrethe was made Crown Prince and became the first in line of succession to the Kingdom of Denmark, the future Queen of Denmark.
After becoming Crown Prince, Margrethe received the respect of the Danish people while also enduring a more demanding royal education than her sisters.
Most people can't stand to face a boring and uninteresting education, and may refuse to learn before long.
Margaret, however, is an exception.
She enjoyed the learning process very much, never found learning very boring but found it very interesting and willing to take the initiative to learn, strong interest in learning coupled with her own intelligence, Margaret naturally became the most knowledgeable queen in the future.
After completing her basic education, Margrethe went on to study at five of the world's leading institutions, including the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, Cambridge University, the University of Paris and the London School of Economics.
He studied several disciplines including political science, economics, archaeology, and law, and received his J.D. degree.
In addition to being an academic and linguistic genius, Margrethe is fluent in English, Swedish, German and French, in addition to her native Danish.
Of course, Margaret is an academic bully, but not a nerd who only reads but does not listen to things outside the window, while studying, she also has many hobbies, often participate in a variety of interest activities, can be said to be the overall development of moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic.
She loves to draw, and when she was still in elementary school, she participated in an international children's drawing competition under a pseudonym, winning notable results.
When she grew up, she even opened an exhibition and became a famous painter in Europe.
She enjoys archaeology and has traveled to Egypt, Italy and Asia, Africa and Latin America to participate in excavations of ancient artifacts.
She is a member of the Danish Historical Archaeological Society, has published a number of archaeological papers and is a well known archaeologist in Denmark.
She enjoys translating and has translated several beloved Danish literary works, The Lord of the Rings, All Men Die, etc..
She loved costume design and designed her own wedding dress when she married her husband, Prince Henrik, as well as the costumes for the popular Danish ballet, "The Marriage of the Giants".
She loved embroidery, and most of the tablecloths, curtains, etc. in the palace were embroidered by her ......
Margrethe II was a perfect person, and it was this perfection that made her the most popular figure in Denmark.
When Frederik IX died of a heart attack on January 14, 1972, Margrethe became the new Queen of Denmark, and the first rightful Queen in Danish history, as Margrethe II.
Although 50 years have passed since she assumed the role of head of state, Margrethe II has always done her best to play her political role, trying to make life better for the Danish people, and has strictly adhered to the rules of a constitutional monarchy, never getting involved in domestic party disputes, let alone international political disputes.
Becoming queen did not make Margaret II high and mighty, but rather she became more approachable.
"No matter what happens, I will never have 'power' in my head." After becoming Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II became more modest and easy-going, never posing as a queen, not to mention the red tape.
She often received the Danish people in the palace, answering their questions and listening to their suggestions and criticisms.
If you don't see a girl at the palace, it doesn't matter. The Danish people can find out where the Queen is by asking the guards where she is. Then the guards will tell them that they can go to the stores or markets not far from the palace to look for her, and in a short time they will be able to find the Queen of Denmark, who is about 6 feet tall.
She also never gave up any bit of time that she could spend with her people. She often went to the market with a basket to buy vegetables, and she often went to the bookstore to buy books and stores without any modification.
This shows how down-to-earth, simple and plebeian Marguerite II was.
In addition, Margrethe II was not only easy-going and frugal, she was once called the "poorest" daughter by the European press and the "Queen of the People" by the Danish people.
When Margrethe II became Queen of Denmark, the Danish Parliament granted the royal family $3.3 million every year, which was not a small amount of money and basically covered the daily expenses of the Danish royal family.
However, even with this money, Margaret II has never spent it indiscriminately, in addition to attending events, the usual time she never pursued any designer clothes, wearing the usual clothes and still wear the old clothes for a long time.
Even when attending events, she seldom brings expensive jewelry, and does not apply make-up, always simple and modest dress.
The Danish people naturally love and respect such a Danish queen.
There is a saying in Denmark today that
If the Danish monarchy had been abolished, Margrethe II would have been elected president of Denmark the very next day.
This shows how much weight Margrethe II carries in the hearts of the Danish people.
As a fairy tale daughter, Margaret II is naturally not without a fairy tale love.
In 1965, while still the Dauphin, Margaret met the love of her life, the French diplomat Henrique, a descendant of a French count, while attending a dinner party in London, England, hosted by a friend.
Henrik is also a very knowledgeable person, he is good at horseback riding, tennis, skiing and other sports, he is also fluent in French, English, Vietnamese, Chinese and Danish.
For Margaret, Henrik fell in love with her at first sight: "It felt as if the air was about to explode."
From the first moment he laid eyes on her, Henrik fell in love with her and vowed to spend the rest of his life with her.
However, with Henrik's love at first sight, Margaret only some good feelings for Henrik, far from the point of love at first sight, because Margaret does not have that kind of thought for Henrik, so since the dinner that goodbye, Henrik although very much want to see her again and become good friends with her, but because Margaret does not have this intention, so there is no contact.
However, sometimes fate is so clever that God has intentionally or unintentionally arranged for the two to reunite in the following year, and it is this reunion, so that the two finally embarked on the marriage hall, became a partner for life.
One day the following spring, Margaret was again invited to Scotland to attend the wedding of a friend, and coincidentally, Henrik was among those invited.
The two met again and the spark of love blossomed in their hearts unknowingly.
Over the next few days, Henrik and Marguerite exchanged love letters and soon came together.
On June 10, 1967, Marguerite and Henrik walked down the aisle and were officially married.
As Crown Princess of Denmark, the future Queen of Denmark, Margrethe naturally could not return to France with Henrik.
Thus, in order to be able to marry Margaret, Henrik voluntarily gave up everything in France, including his title, his property, and even changed his former name.
Such a love is really enviable.
"I hope to know how to use my talents and to be remembered years from now as both a queen and an artist." Speaking of her hopes for the future, Marguerite II had this to say.
Nowadays, Margrethe II still continues to serve the Danish people, trying hard to make the Danish people better and better, and in her spare time, Margrethe II does not give up to continue to do the things she likes, painting, embroidery, translation ......
