Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II& h( `9 P3 y/ }# T }. s
By Daily Mail Reporter8 Y( K9 T6 e( A, f( s
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.公仔箱論壇8 M2 C" p$ J1 M `3 ?
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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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6 B; S& e# S% l2 a% X: S$ ^# [0 {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9 @- l' p3 t, A; }7 m0 i' f# p
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; S! n! f3 i( M& O8 V; S( ^ [Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on% D: u5 {: C4 T
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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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9 Y1 r4 d, @/ A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. % A0 I/ P/ f' O7 b9 Q8 i
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) e: I$ d/ U8 G3 h
( k Z( j( [! p& c OThe 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.公仔箱論壇: U6 A! ?+ C& ]2 ]' c; s* x
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9 i" q3 W7 W' B5 r0 L; N公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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; ` @' a. F F* x/ n( t5.39.217.76Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck7 W& F" B% D7 L. h
. y _+ t- g* P5.39.217.76In 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.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。$ |; B0 r& n7 y/ l
; i% O7 e3 U- v) _7 B5.39.217.76On 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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1 _+ N2 |! y7 ]% X4 }3 O5.39.217.76A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ a8 I6 k, @, a7 u
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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.
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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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) S; }7 K* n6 u5.39.217.76He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.5.39.217.76* J; G- ^+ C1 A" d- Z2 w- o% ]/ ?
'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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1 R5 {/ K3 p8 ^+ Z3 p& h3 K$ i& t5.39.217.76Mr 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./ u7 y' p& X3 v6 t
& C( H( A) e, u% ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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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 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。; f. `# ]3 n) D6 r- [! n( h
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THE QUEEN'S WARtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb L2 _+ v5 `0 v7 _0 ] \+ C
/ U1 b" \& \. L9 q' n* n- R' n; \The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19457 M% r. A! @* M. r0 q
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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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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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& o3 g0 X) ^: u8 y4 O* {5 @公仔箱論壇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% t: c" h: Z# k$ X. {1 D6 C
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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.
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( T; m+ H# ?9 D! Q% UTVBNOW 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。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* @4 {) u9 B/ |
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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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! U8 v5 T* J7 x! g- L; ]tvb 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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