Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II1 Z2 X# J1 D# ?5 E
By Daily Mail Reporter
2 ~' R7 k% E5 ?5.39.217.76PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012* j& B9 t/ j/ ?
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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.5.39.217.76" f _- D7 y1 L6 [8 g1 g
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The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.6 l' a$ t- `! }! ?9 j
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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.
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7 y( l/ B) d. `" f% K2 j: d) HMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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+ j* B. ?; L* M1 a1 g, e2 n5.39.217.76The 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.
% W% j& u9 T& {( v" t' M8 G公仔箱論壇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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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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' T& M! K2 y9 h* y' _8 a, d' {公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance5.39.217.769 D8 ]9 l( e" m0 |# x+ F( Z8 @
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Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' trucktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) O% h% E/ T: @6 V1 R/ k
0 _( u) H. p# K; ]- p. ]# W公仔箱論壇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.
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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$ N) ]) U \% M; e0 \* W6 O1 ?7 ~2 |' Y
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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+ m9 \8 h- K1 Q! ]9 cIan 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.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。8 Z7 \$ P I, ?; U0 T
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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 left5.39.217.76! ^& K2 I# L! c2 l9 M* x
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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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5 _2 l( i9 Q; t% L# h5.39.217.76He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.
9 I/ B; t! V' z) ]; k'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'公仔箱論壇5 q9 o7 N+ y9 s( v( q) `
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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.$ q1 h1 X D0 W& q1 M Z
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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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* C4 C/ H* w2 x7 V+ n9 ~5 v: h公仔箱論壇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 weekend9 U6 `1 V) r1 ?& B+ V6 M. P
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( e& h4 i- _2 [1 S. Q6 V公仔箱論壇Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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- O" J% p0 K! etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WAR3 b: A+ z7 S' z
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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.
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& U9 R8 S: Q. ~5 C, E) b, vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThese 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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. {8 q+ M6 f9 S: H& Q# FPrincess 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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" |1 y* o+ |, [- M/ f+ t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.
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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.
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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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