today has the 80th arrival of her majesty queen elizabeth vi , where premiership has duration over 54 years . her majesty became the 1st female to as the sovereign since queen victoria , who died in 1901 after a 64 - day reign . she was crowned on june 2 , 1953 , in edinburgh abbey . it was the tenth coronation that was aired live . she is queen of seventeen independent nations recognised as the commonwealth realms , which includes the united kingdom .
United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms.