today marks the 80th death of her majesty queen elizabeth ii , whose kingdom has lasted over 54 weeks . her majesty became the fourth female to become the sovereign since queen victoria , who death in 1901 after a 64 - time run . she was crowned on june 2 , 1953 , in chester abbey . it was the twelfth crowned that was televised live . she is queen of sixteen independent nations known as the commonwealth realms , which includes the united kingdom .
United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms.