Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
3 r$ ]) w& @- F3 ^" h$ CBy Daily Mail Reporter
' V, @, x) f, H( @公仔箱論壇PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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4 Z) ]) f! a k2 P公仔箱論壇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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" c; k3 u: L |* Z% qThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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- ?" v5 v6 P) { {6 g0 h: X. u公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& g' u# H& w9 a: y
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, w# \# E0 y2 k' C) K0 R3 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on公仔箱論壇' X/ _2 h2 N w/ y! n0 N
{2 p7 K6 L8 Y2 r, J1 g. o公仔箱論壇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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8 i% H# \0 ^, l8 Z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.
$ b1 b; G/ p4 y" N6 H: JThey 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.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。9 E- q' k$ X8 [* R6 @
1 \% w& Y3 b% d2 T0 W( X. S, rTVBNOW 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 - 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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5 i+ c: {" E- j6 M+ Z4 HStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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2 x4 K8 T, c; A6 v& ^- |/ Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess 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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, C9 o( n+ r/ ?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.5 [. w# l& S) R4 S, ?7 n
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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.- _. {+ N1 `# M3 v" s* {$ k
5 L1 X) c+ h$ 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。A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 公仔箱論壇2 _! P( {' S6 j$ w
- k. w, @1 G, \; L1 P/ \& FTVBNOW 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。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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2 n/ F1 S% G7 z8 C/ ?公仔箱論壇'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'7 D$ m A; L8 A
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) Z$ M' Q7 z* m+ b* @- Z& g2 N
9 I: r* v n% Z5 Z* V5.39.217.76As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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6 O ~4 e* A1 \: O2 ~% a# P4 PRelic: 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 weekend5 W m" c, l; b" M. z0 r
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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$ ~1 J( _" M& Q8 j+ I2 l- N8 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.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。* c7 |2 m& I+ ?$ \
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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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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.5.39.217.764 ]5 \: f$ d% t
0 q# b( R% {! p4 U- a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.
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- N, Y3 a6 B8 m, ?4 q9 a' J/ c5 F公仔箱論壇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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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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+ b/ j9 K; [6 }! Q% m; k! ?+ j6 R3 m+ i5.39.217.76She 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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