Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II& J, k' i. O3 a' H. P3 R# y$ k
By Daily Mail Reporter公仔箱論壇- T, P6 A# m- d* R- M$ G
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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6 `# g2 g9 ?1 T" H1 i' v公仔箱論壇The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.4 b2 p v# ]( j A) F
( x+ a' z7 T* c, {, R: B/ vThey 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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5 W% M2 k8 v8 E, m8 G# @* _Mucking 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.
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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. ~) N" ~' S; M
/ \- V! T1 Y' Z& [2 Y# I. 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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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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* a8 M- O7 }2 h# eTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% G& e- C& ]7 m D
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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* @5 q$ L7 n! R2 N v
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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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; l- j. b6 f. J# C' @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.
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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 left2 J. @+ A3 l+ Q5 A( b* [* Q
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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.2 A4 J- R: b% q2 [5 O4 ?
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4 p* s2 r# q, \9 A' D5.39.217.76Mr 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.+ G1 B; F: t% L4 b2 a) t2 _0 S- j
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.公仔箱論壇, z k" e! }. r8 v1 e0 p1 Q
8 O# J: f4 ? E5.39.217.76Relic: 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 rallyTVBNOW 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 n ]' ~# [
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945: O) j* t2 |; s. ]- y
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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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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.公仔箱論壇2 w3 z2 _6 q5 V+ I; d% |1 G7 F4 m
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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. 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 `% p8 g7 _5 S
/ g* H# s+ B/ V. F5 ]5.39.217.76And 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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$ e% a. i3 n' t, n7 x4 m# ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe 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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