Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War IITVBNOW 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。' L$ |' f' d/ N
By Daily Mail Reporter
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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.
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2 X, e6 L+ I* ~/ m6 g8 t5.39.217.76The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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6 I" V9 Z# U' C% e+ R( ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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# s V8 V a# dTVBNOW 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.5.39.217.76 C& i- _4 K( n% X" w* L
* k' t$ R5 G& |# D8 O; F# }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTaken 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.
- i; I( C# {/ w6 @0 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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& v9 f5 p8 C' V* i
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# g0 \+ i$ A& \' U0 ]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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7 z8 ?0 i W& }. r! o) M% l! l5.39.217.76In 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.) q$ c: ~$ Z) P- }$ w8 S
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 T- n$ g- i! @
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" {5 D2 {* o2 _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 lefttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 E5 M7 b6 p* M: u8 V
' H' W, R! I2 w7 U9 y# otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.$ P4 M# S2 c( E W- ~6 o7 p) q1 q0 i
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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.
' D/ b) v* z5 p1 J! _'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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: [0 l) M, `& x0 S/ k5.39.217.76Mr 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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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ x+ _7 l( X6 O
6 y# Y* Z0 e7 h1 M- B6 N! ?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。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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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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& t: ^" F& `/ R9 y" XTHE QUEEN'S WAR; [$ j. r* u4 {8 u8 r. [, R
$ i+ g; l+ y0 {0 C7 J# |, p. T5.39.217.76The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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3 C0 M9 E* N6 [8 v2 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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,bttvb3 {$ }. U3 R. @1 b0 W' y$ {
5 V1 Y5 S' c# e' y公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76( w( a9 Y4 ]2 W; {9 h1 n% ^6 [/ @9 `
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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.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。. ]4 Y4 O5 x- P- |* w6 B; y8 F
. R% `" ^ N' N ]& G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.公仔箱論壇0 w- O7 i3 |( C7 {9 g4 ], E R/ S! x
6 d4 c( l+ ]6 {8 M, q3 F8 KTVBNOW 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。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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: M8 J; |3 h$ e0 w公仔箱論壇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.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。% B; _1 r: J2 H, o( Y# H0 ~
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