Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
1 A& k2 { w) O1 C; p- t( z+ o% }By Daily Mail Reporter' t r9 U1 y0 k* O5 w8 d
PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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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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3 _3 \3 t/ _3 v9 v! b4 u5.39.217.76The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.% [2 o' i0 B; L1 q$ Y9 } L
& D9 J7 X* F) d+ |3 T* V& K, |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.# T% b2 R! ~0 d% ?' `$ ~; E: O
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: Z2 q, R( S( Z! _; QMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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7 |9 @& z! A& i" G* r1 @' XThe 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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# k' o, l6 k8 u2 u( |* P, U公仔箱論壇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.
U+ b' ^% V& Y, ^! g- m3 U$ G$ T" mThey 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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5 @6 J* ?( g' v& A3 W# YTVBNOW 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 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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Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck8 Y9 l9 C. X7 t* y6 O
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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.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。 t+ e- o' Z H6 X* d7 y7 K$ d/ m
3 F' f0 U- q, {/ W- G( }- h' _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.' I+ X" _0 g2 a- J' g
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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
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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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- O1 D5 E7 n3 V! W' T/ o N, uHe 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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6 I$ s: |& q) a1 j h% Y/ ZRelic: 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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8 Y+ t: `" ?& t4 Z$ H' q* E5.39.217.76Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb j" r7 I8 V, B4 g
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THE QUEEN'S WAR公仔箱論壇1 l6 b2 d( s( P7 G
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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, n p$ k* i, ~, O0 B9 T% f5.39.217.76The 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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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.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。& W5 C6 H/ z" A# T$ S: Q ]3 r% j
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 i+ W: a t$ p+ t j& |
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7 F$ E1 I0 e5 R公仔箱論壇Shortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.5.39.217.76( Y4 L! H! h( F5 U# g5 V; o. `
1 D+ T; T0 h2 |4 ~, U6 [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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# w4 G% m6 q5 F
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