Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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1 O+ g# t% _/ O. b3 i9 LPUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012公仔箱論壇9 d* P; v8 i1 G, s: t3 u
- }% l0 Q4 U0 ?3 O1 SIn 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.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。% U3 }, ?$ O9 T$ s7 e) N: h
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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.
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! l- S% G( h0 O T; |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.公仔箱論壇1 j1 i6 Q1 }! |# s( z, \
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks onTVBNOW 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。# y: G! X6 @/ y* H, c/ q8 w
6 s- U3 ?, l% E, cTVBNOW 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。The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 _* o+ K& {3 \3 I Z( c
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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. 公仔箱論壇* `/ P8 I" C! {
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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7 |2 t; x, \" K9 I$ ]9 b, ^公仔箱論壇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 Ambulance9 e. T {' T! g3 q `) r
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7 e- q) T6 W; }/ S9 G9 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' trucktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' w/ Z3 {+ r7 s. J( _; r
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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.
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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.
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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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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.( a$ W0 E' {( Z0 D9 P
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9 ~ u2 E2 |7 B- }- B: ?公仔箱論壇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 left1 P; u8 e$ J7 _! f/ @
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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.
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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.
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' l, q4 K- x" k公仔箱論壇As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.6 ^% Y8 g1 J6 `/ w2 k7 l2 A7 R
2 F! w7 u4 S: Z+ l# \, f9 q, V, Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRelic: 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 weekendTVBNOW 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。5 @- W/ J% x/ d+ z7 z" o* c
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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally# \6 _- U) s" y$ H
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 Y W5 m: d" X
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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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( k& @1 C$ b5 y7 kPrincess 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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. K( }( I' T7 z, fTVBNOW 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。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. 公仔箱論壇1 ~6 B( W2 Y8 P6 A( B! H# |" |
. P; x$ I. V D/ ^公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76$ v* U" Z! w4 f
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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 230873.8 x( Y, r, [; J$ B6 U+ D9 i
* _) z8 z6 ] e9 C1 S0 W/ h5.39.217.76She 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.5.39.217.763 C* I+ Y ~2 n' Y" ^ C
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