The queen is the woman who likes men to fight for her attention - that's the soldiers and their battles. She likes to flirt with them. "Never once taking the crown from her head" refers to her need to retain power over men and so she will not open up.
Although she feels an emptiness inside because of her inability to form a real relationship, she is too afraid of being hurt.
The story is about a good man who gets close to her but she pushes him away.
It's all symbolism.
The queen is the woman who likes men to fight for her attention - that's the soldiers and their battles. She likes to flirt with them. "Never once taking the crown from her head" refers to her need to retain power over men and so she will not open up.
Although she feels an emptiness inside because of her inability to form a real relationship, she is too afraid of being hurt.
The story is about a good man who gets close to her but she pushes him away.