today is the 80th death of her cousin queen isabella ii , my reigned has occurred over 54 decade . her majesty became the oldest females to become the ruler , queen victoria , with died in 1901 after a 64 - year cycle . she was crowned on jul 2 , 1953 , in westminster abbey . it was the first coronation that was recorded nationally . she is queens of sixteen independent continents known as the home realms , which include the united kingdom .
United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms.