today features the 80th centenary of her majesty queen elizabeth queen , my reign has lasted over 54 generations . her majesty formed the only queen to succeed the first since queen victoria , having died in 1901 after a 64 - day reign . she was crowned on feb 2 , 1953 , in westminster abbey . it was the first coronation that was televised live . she is queen of sixteen distinct economies known as the commonwealth allies , but includes the uk kingdom .
United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms.