Editing Margrethe II (section)

===Official duties===

[[File:Monarchy Of Denmark April 2010.jpg|thumb|Margrethe surrounded by her family waving to crowds on her 70th birthday in April 2010]]

Up to the end of her reign, Margrethe held 72 Danish and eight foreign patronages as queen, including [[Aarhus Festuge]], [[ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum]], [[DaneAge Association]], [[Danes Worldwide]], the {{ill|Dyrenes Beskyttelse|da|lt=Danish Animal Welfare Society}}, the {{ill|Kræftens Bekæmpelse|da|lt=Danish Cancer Society}}, [[Den Gamle By]], [[Det Classenske Fideicommis]], the {{ill|Det Danske Bibelselskab|da|lt=Danish Bible Society}}, [[Det Kongelige Vajsenhus]], [[Diakonissestiftelsen]], [[Foreningen Norden]], [[Land of Legends (Sagnlandet Lejre)]], [[M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark]], [[Moesgaard Museum]], [[National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark]], [[Nyborg Slot]], [[Rebild National Park]], the [[Royal Danish Academy of Music]], [[Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters]], [[Royal Danish Yacht Club]], {{ill|Rungstedlundfonden|da|lt=Rungstedlund Foundation}}, [[Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen]], [[Vallø stift]] and [[Vemmetofte]].<ref name=patron>{{cite web |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/den-kongelige-familie/h-m-dronningen#protektioner-og-aereshverv |title=Protektioner og æreshverv |publisher=Kongehuset.dk |language=da-DK |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102045718/https://www.kongehuset.dk/den-kongelige-familie/h-m-dronningen#protektioner-og-aereshverv |url-status=live }}</ref>

A pillar of her reign was an intricate knowledge of and connection to all parts of the [[Danish Realm]]. In 2016, she contributed to a book about Denmark's history.<ref name=hist>{{cite web |url=https://www.thelocal.dk/20161019/danish-queen-writes-history-of-her-nation |title=Denmark's Queen to publish history of the nation |date=19 October 2016 |publisher=[[The Local]] |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102045718/https://www.thelocal.dk/20161019/danish-queen-writes-history-of-her-nation |url-status=live }}</ref>

Until her abdication, Margrethe served as [[colonel-in-chief]] of the [[Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment]], an infantry regiment of the [[British Army]], following a tradition dating back to 1906 when [[Edward VII]], married to [[Alexandra of Denmark]], appointed his brother-in-law, [[Frederik VIII of Denmark]], colonel-in-chief of the then [[Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)]].<ref name=r1/><ref name=CiC>{{cite web |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/connection-with-the-princess-of-wales-royal-regiment |title=Connection with The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment |publisher=Kongehuset.dk |access-date=2 January 2024 |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701032854/https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/connection-with-the-princess-of-wales-royal-regiment |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2023 |title=The PWRR's Colonel-in-Chief – PWRR and Queen's Museum |url=https://pwrrqueensmuseum.co.uk/our-colonel-in-chief/ |access-date=21 May 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

As [[sovereign]], Margrethe received 42 official [[state visit]]s and she undertook 55 foreign state visits herself. She and the [[Danish royal family|royal family]] have made several other foreign visits.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=4 August 2020 |title=Stats- og officielle besøg |trans-title=State and official visits |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/kongehuset/monarkiet-i-danmark/stats-og-officielle-besoeg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625030552/https://www.kongehuset.dk/kongehuset/monarkiet-i-danmark/stats-og-officielle-besoeg |archive-date=25 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |website=Kongehuset |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2021 |title=Statsbesøg til Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland |trans-title=State visit to the Federal Republic of Germany |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/statsbesoeg-til-forbundsrepublikken-tyskland |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111194524/https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/statsbesoeg-til-forbundsrepublikken-tyskland |archive-date=11 November 2021 |access-date=11 November 2021 |website=Kongehuset |language=da}}</ref>