The organisation praised the 'noble simplicity' of the queen and her 'quiet greatness' . They added that her voice is a gift for those children that are in need.
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Previous winners were Michael Gorbatjov and former German president Richard von Weiszacker.
In the interview she says that she knows queen (!) Beatrix very well, and that she likes her dearly, Maxima is great, warm, fun, and WA is a wonderful man.
She joked that with Maxima she speaks 'Portanol', a mix of Spanish and Portuguese, though Silvia also speaks some Spanish.
She alsos aid that getting grandchildren made her even more aware that children need to be protected.
Apparently a reporter of a local tv station was late at the press conference, tried to squeze in his microphone while the queen was speaking, and as a result a glass of water fell over a book that was offered to the queen.