Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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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.7 m; n. h3 ^5 {& y$ K
% U! e! P" X" |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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Z. R( q# t# I) R$ E$ @. U
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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.
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/ k+ Z4 w0 w1 l, P' r5.39.217.76Mucking 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., R4 C& _+ E1 C7 I
$ G" }0 {0 i# s# P5 q2 XTaken 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.
; K/ z& k* j8 v" y: h9 u$ x; |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.
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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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& r7 |/ E9 _' c9 ]+ P; KStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 AmbulanceTVBNOW 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。! j# T, H7 y* \
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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' trucktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 M5 X; v2 l1 d& `4 t) r
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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.
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 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 s) e/ S6 ]" ^: Z7 L5 F
/ \: Z$ Z( p* p% h5.39.217.76Ian 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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I# W0 X, E O7 Q7 EThe 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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He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.
/ u0 P, i6 e: r. Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'公仔箱論壇, a" l. O% `, p; Q
* l# n" p( n$ E公仔箱論壇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.4 ]; a5 Y9 L7 G" Z4 ~
: d* O7 z9 m' ~/ N2 z5.39.217.76As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.5.39.217.762 a+ z. b: M( | m4 i( y
; }; Z N) N- V& s; O/ p5.39.217.76Relic: 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 rally公仔箱論壇3 n: |1 u' D: b4 K: m/ C1 y
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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6 R. e" o# y' o T8 q公仔箱論壇The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945' o# c0 G, x4 }- w& d! X$ Q/ v
+ T6 ]# \% c5 H5 O i2 K+ `( V7 WTVBNOW 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 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 f3 \# F, B: Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThese 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.
$ v/ k2 X( p: L8 {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。
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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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4 q( n% D$ S9 B9 E; n, hAnd 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.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。/ m: X8 i" A7 k5 U
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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.
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