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.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。: f3 O3 r ]: {( F, X
- p9 n# I4 ~: S% G5 a/ bThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.公仔箱論壇3 N( S. L" v% H% i# @
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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.5.39.217.769 M1 D8 z4 ^* X1 o, p3 l
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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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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. 5 f8 n2 s/ B( h3 Q0 V
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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. x; ^3 r& `- i& e- atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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" {+ I( N2 E! q8 D6 h* tPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' trucktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, H" |0 M3 C# u- R8 `
' n4 t* X2 D8 L. ~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.* Q. ?' h: I) d# K+ z6 I0 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.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。7 N) z' H2 X' O4 ]1 v+ Z
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 5.39.217.76% Q/ p0 M: j( L0 B
& b* ^3 Y, u7 E% o0 Q" kIan 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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3 ]% w6 j$ h% y8 c) J; q5.39.217.76The 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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( [/ f' m0 l: I5 G" IHe said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.公仔箱論壇6 }# ?% d# F9 @
'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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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.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 |; @% Y Z* R# G+ [8 `$ G7 s5 K
, }$ K, d7 e- g5 V5.39.217.76As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.5.39.217.76+ }. Q* W: k- Z3 P/ a4 Y
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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 weekend8 q4 y" F7 z1 `
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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# I$ m: H* P) B& E8 k) I* j
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4 U& |& q/ v D% m( ]- wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WAR公仔箱論壇8 c& |6 H# D8 a/ h2 A5 z
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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.5 t5 \: X# `/ c
; {4 Q$ v" k; S- `* ~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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 c7 T$ G# _7 f7 F 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.
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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.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。7 s* H1 G4 `+ P2 V W$ d
: q! h, P1 f, `. h% s+ [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。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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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9 m) O! G' P' g z3 o# r! z
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