today marks the 80th birthday of her sovereign majesty nan ii , whose reigned has lasted over 54 years . her majesty became the sixth female to become the sovereign since queen victoria , when died in 1901 after a 64 - year absence . she was crowned on june 2 , 1953 , in westminster abbey . it was the first coronation that was covered here . she is queen of sixteen independent nations designated as the crown territories , which includes the united nations .
United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms.