Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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) x2 t: v& ]$ y. l' V2 A+ Z* e5.39.217.76In 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。* y$ A. T6 I1 C( `7 ?9 ? R
) ], {5 c' ^- i) c. k3 o7 FThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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" A% `7 D8 B1 ^% X' g& Z6 ]; b; A& S5.39.217.76They 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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2 O6 a( {9 {( z0 \. s5.39.217.76Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on" G& i# X" z5 Z
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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.2 Y1 C7 X9 Y4 q6 e0 Y' d# g; {
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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.
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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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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 d; _- o( m/ z* w( K7 ?
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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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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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% i% l1 {* v: ^7 i) t7 j5.39.217.76On 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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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 4 ?' ^. `8 A% H. V/ A3 |
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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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( j4 }& P O ?5.39.217.76The 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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! A( L* G/ X# \: z$ P0 z4 xHe said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.* {. J9 E, I5 w+ v- K, q/ g" w! Z
'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.
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4 E6 `" B/ c% m/ m, Q公仔箱論壇As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.9 S& r2 L/ V; I- E. y( l+ w
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" o/ N: `1 W5 P9 ]& dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945* L0 r& J/ M# N5 s
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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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, B D0 ^, p5 Y4 j- V: R; Y: Btvb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) a9 K; X: t; N3 D9 b6 x2 ~
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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.公仔箱論壇; F2 \$ G* y+ c2 V! w. u
: l6 X. f4 X/ h9 }4 pHer 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# }8 w0 @" F4 J/ F. r) ~
9 Q5 u y7 i5 i& E N) w) Y' n- P1 fShortly 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.
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