Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II公仔箱論壇- r9 W+ _, K7 K( f' e; I$ ~
By Daily Mail Reporter
; _3 [. x/ R rPUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012TVBNOW 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。, I, k0 H5 P" |: Y2 z! e
+ c8 E6 u* p) j8 q' v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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4 ~( }$ c. Y. j* _' A3 EThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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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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& [4 t) r) ^ M. |3 `2 c0 w5.39.217.76The 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 d/ c2 ]5 ^3 c* R. U
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.公仔箱論壇: l# r( j9 w: @5 G
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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' truck
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* ]! A0 Y t* E. Q公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇) e! z8 J: e! V b D
+ N T) U' {* G, f' R+ [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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" g0 J6 N+ @* v/ E# Y. F
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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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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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; {' ]' l* U, ^9 q6 k! h5.39.217.76He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.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。1 f4 _( E9 |8 Y; m9 y% r
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'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。5 n5 O& ^; J' m1 B' B
+ Y2 Y$ G8 f# C公仔箱論壇As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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+ Y' \6 v$ K R" X/ h" [" dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRelic: 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$ `1 } B# G4 s$ x9 V
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; i1 n9 q; w z0 B: y5 u! K" gTVBNOW 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.' ^5 F, Q/ ]) q4 ]5 R$ w
+ |' D' c4 c3 DThese 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.$ v* z: O: `8 M5 K
" \4 \& ?' f5 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHer 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. 0 \0 a, i$ W/ F4 t% p
5 y* V# e4 D4 y$ Y; H! S3 l9 h$ r* U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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% S. ?4 y% S5 P% J, Rtvb 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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