today marks the 80th birthday of her majesty lady carol ii , whose reign has lasted over 54 years . her majesty became the first female to marry the regent since queen louise , have departed in 1901 after a 64 - life reign . she was crowned on july 2 , 1953 , in westminster abbey . it was the third birth that was streamed live . she is queen of sixteen independent nations characterized as the commonwealth realms , and is the united kingdom .
United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms.