Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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" _1 Q+ F, T! `5 f0 yIn 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., v6 K; m% l" I& ~# ], j! A
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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.5.39.217.765 u6 p1 |1 h8 H$ c6 X
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6 p7 Y* ~3 l! C8 z- l' _5.39.217.76Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.5 C2 R; l' }* | z5 K& I
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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+ g4 k0 X0 ~0 {0 Y3 ?0 o$ ?
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.3 N7 z# _& O: k; ^. f
9 A L$ z+ |; @8 {& @2 }! H+ w5.39.217.76The 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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! H+ }# O g. s7 f( }' l" Q- Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance# @* s' M- \( @ f: H; v
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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' 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.
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2 R& u; j0 f3 o Z2 V& O2 j公仔箱論壇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6 ^! p) k) U- b" v3 }
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( x* F; n K! U; Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIan 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.: `" \4 f" T; e2 q* F
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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. _$ |6 p9 ~3 a6 F9 ]8 ~1 Z2 d
# [( b, o' U' s. G8 N h! B& Z2 NHe 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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# \7 d/ j& g) F4 i公仔箱論壇He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.$ W1 k1 ?7 n* \% }! l% D& [+ j
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# U! j5 C$ f6 ~4 s, E' `
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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.2 L) q0 L, o9 n3 [( T
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.5 h2 Q" a9 b% Z8 U- m
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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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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945TVBNOW 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。, @3 ]: v; b F
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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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- {6 a( o& p, N& l9 f. X6 zThese 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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' u8 E) b/ R3 ]& G* u$ m* p5.39.217.76Princess 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.5.39.217.767 m G. b7 n4 o# b$ c5 Z
& a) J: Y, p* ^; R: f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。. U* f7 z; s; v" \3 e: r9 x: |
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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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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.公仔箱論壇8 H+ k9 n0 c) S# a
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