Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II) h' Q# b: W! F8 g) K, }
By Daily Mail Reporter
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5 B* \5 v& V3 e6 m+ J& c3 a# }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.5.39.217.76; g$ T7 B' u+ S
) F7 P9 l' ]0 }; i7 g+ K {The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.公仔箱論壇2 D% g4 ]$ Q1 B
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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.: P$ t" R0 p$ e6 D& H! `
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* b% A' @) ~+ a/ g' xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on5.39.217.767 a$ e, z% p+ E. @. T8 P1 |
/ b E3 f3 [7 }* g" c5.39.217.76The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.
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Taken 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.
. l7 u3 Q) V$ _: b0 g! ?) a5.39.217.76They 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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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 Ambulancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, l" K- i5 [! I$ v9 d3 C1 O
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: y9 G9 g6 W5 D: I/ }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。Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck
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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.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。- U$ K! x. m: w2 w4 l2 A% t8 e- _
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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.公仔箱論壇9 r3 W3 M) y9 x: b0 h9 ^
+ V) K0 K1 Y0 H; d l. D: O* rTVBNOW 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。A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 5.39.217.767 V3 N b: B: I/ N& r
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Ian 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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The 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公仔箱論壇; E ?5 L' y2 J2 l# Z3 {
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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.
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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.
5 g) J K# [! |1 ~. V8 n'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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$ v& w6 h3 C! f2 G1 c6 ~& S: R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.5.39.217.76& \# x _% V# a0 M' u9 H& }# H% U
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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6 G' S, x& \1 @2 t% hRelic: 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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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' ?% @0 w+ }4 j1 m4 `2 @
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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The 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.3 k; R+ j. w$ h6 j" {' w3 N
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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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6 B3 R/ a# U9 b- @, c公仔箱論壇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. 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。2 u- g8 z1 f1 p( k2 L
" U6 W% ?6 o3 f5 U9 `) C. ~: W2 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd 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.
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P9 k& B5 Z* v7 h9 `, b a8 y% w* h; {Shortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.
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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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