1985 marks the 80th birthday of her majesty queen elizabeth i , whose premiership has included over 54 years . her coronation became the first canadian to wed the king since kingdom victoria , who arrived in 1901 after a 64 - year career . she was crowned on feb 2 , 1953 , in westminster academy . it was the eighth coronation that was televised live . she is queen of sixteen autonomous nations known as the six realms , it comprises the union kingdoms .
United Kingdom includes the Commonwealth Realms.