Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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In the week her armed forces paid tribute to her these never-before-seen pictures reveal the Queen serving with the troops during World War II.公仔箱論壇& j! b. A6 B1 e, x% G
* W* l$ ]0 p( t3 S. ~! J3 CThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% u7 x- h" r v0 n
* [8 l( v. k" P6 @They were taken in March 1945 showing the then Princess Elizabeth still aiding the war effort after the tide had turned against the Nazis in Europe.
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: B4 I5 W. `( y; r5.39.217.76Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.$ p$ m6 K1 H$ o" _; _% i3 p
4 \! a1 Y# G2 ~4 @$ b) Q" B4 K/ T, STaken at the Mechanical Transport Training Section, Camberley, Surrey, the pictures were snapped on the day the King and Queen and Princess Margaret came to visit. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! j9 Q) X- C( j! [$ M
They belonged to Peggy Hinchcliffe, who was training alongside Princess Elizabeth when the Royal Family made their visit, and have been displayed at the museum following Mrs Hinchcliffe’s death.
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- u3 E+ n! d+ a- y t% O7 `The Queen - who served with the Number 1 'Beaufront' Company, Auxiliary Territorial Service - can be seen maintaining a Austin K2 ambulance and standard ‘Tilly’ light truck.
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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" }2 p# P4 n/ M( a5 a9 D6 r8 u5 OPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck6 n" a8 p \: l k0 r; w$ u# M [
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In one snap Her Majesty can even be seen appearing to lend a hand changing a tyre while in others it seems like her father King George VI is inspecting her handiwork.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( I! Z& z$ o" \
" g a4 G# J7 V: f* w7 [$ ]On Saturday more than 2,500 servicemen and women marched past the Queen at Windsor Castle before mustering before her to salute her 60-year reign./ o: w. P+ [/ K2 V$ V0 K5 |; V
: R6 n, j- X$ F3 ?: l4 q公仔箱論壇A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 2 H" N4 `/ V o( t
3 n7 o. w3 I4 BIan Richardson, from the Yorkshire Air Museum, said it was a privilege to have the remarkable collection of photographs, especially with the upcoming Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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$ D/ ~( k" s, ?, Q- ~2 f' s9 Q( X& i5.39.217.76The Royal Family look on as a sergeant attempts to start the Tilly. Junior Commander Violet Wellesley, great niece of the Duke of Wellington, can be seen on the far left
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He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen., G( Z& u# A1 k
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He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.% L- d, a0 }' l7 `
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'
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" S+ p3 {' j! N2 @/ P' ]公仔箱論壇Mr Richardson said the museum would be holding a rally this weekend of more than 200 wartime vehicles, including three tanks and those worked on by Her Majesty.+ l4 Z" F" ?) z) @- j( G8 m) v
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.公仔箱論壇5 O( ^' n6 M+ B( y1 ]5 ~7 d, n
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Relic: A truck similar to the one fixed up by the Queen. Visitors to the Yorkshire Air Museum will be able to see this and hundreds of other army vehicles at a Jubilee rally this weekend
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$ q. o; W. c/ ?- YBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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THE QUEEN'S WAR公仔箱論壇4 t: `5 F+ e! x* D3 }/ ?
' p0 t# l. B5 wThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' K. D' \4 Q2 }0 l& J& v% J
2 i- t q. o4 M! WThe Queen may be head of Britain's armed forces in little more than name, but her role in the military has not always been purely ceremonial.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 u: A# i8 G0 H! C
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These days no-one would expect to find the 86-year-old monarch getting her hands dirty in Camp Bastion - but there was a time when she pulled on her fatigues and mucked in alongside her future subjects.
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Princess Elizabeth's adolescence took place in the shadow of World War II and, with the country in crisis, she did not shy away from her royal duties.
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Her first solo public appearance came at the age of 16, with a visit to the Grenadier Guards. By then she had already been named Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment - effectively the link between the infantrymen and the Royal Family.
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And by 18, changes to the law meant she could act as a Counsellor of State, meaning she would be one of five royals holding the fort in the event of her father going abroad or becoming incapacitated.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' F+ U; g' t8 @& W
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6 M1 E: f/ O1 \She joined as an honorary Second Subaltern but must have impressed in her duties as a driver and mechanic, as she rose to the rank of honorary Junior Commander within five months.
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