today begins the 80th birthday of her majesty coronation elizabeth ii , whose reign has included over 54 years . her honour became the first person to marry the sovereign of queen maud , having died in 1901 after a 64 - hour reign . she was crowned on june 2 , 1953 , in westminster abbey . it was the only coronation that was televised live . she is queen of sixteen united nations known as the home languages , and includes the united uk .
United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms.