Queen Margrethe II gives her annual New Years speech, preceded by a brief introduction and - as always - followed by pictures of the change of guard outside her windows. The Queen ponders the concept of time and of the millennium. She looks ahead to the anniversary of the Danish constitution, reminding the viewers that democracy and civil rights must be used in order to be preserved. She sends a number of greetings, including to those who serve for peace in the world and form respect for Denmark as a nation.