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.& J: a/ Y+ l. ^- G1 ]! }
. C3 d8 L9 d5 K+ Q) H5.39.217.76The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.2 w& B% J* y% L4 s- u1 g
" N( p: a7 D3 Y- C5 p) stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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.7 I- J' o7 Y$ f% L6 M
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks ontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ f% L! v1 ~' D+ p
( V! J* F1 ^, A, Z# T' ?" htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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* M4 I/ l; m+ _6 I& ?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. 5.39.217.76. F b8 g7 Q4 F9 P
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/ a s5 h9 W7 _9 Q2 g+ g
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- R# \! I7 T6 ?! c+ X" v公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇: z, w) \" F8 A. `& g- y, o
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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公仔箱論壇% @5 i/ y( j) ?
# C/ Z1 n) I# ?4 ]# A! _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 e: Z8 e7 Q7 B; m3 k L2 y* X
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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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k- S/ [5 G! B% A" Z, Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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: d. p; v6 e0 o3 _( {( ?- UIan 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 lefttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% y ]; \6 m4 W/ U
8 G6 E6 d6 u' |/ I# O) i5.39.217.76He 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.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。) a9 r: S% A8 l L
'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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2 a& k: j/ B9 e! ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr 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。& T2 z6 E$ l3 c4 W# |0 E9 b
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.3 Y/ }7 B: q5 i+ ~3 _# Q
: p; W: A. J, w% T; r* e5.39.217.76Relic: 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- d% w W3 }# q+ a
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' K* ~2 y" O" z: Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WAR公仔箱論壇8 U% _9 W9 H2 t
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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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.5.39.217.766 g+ Y+ W9 S, b' `( U' w
$ j1 J* B- l; z% MThese 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.5.39.217.76& i3 u1 P3 i* i( E" I& O2 \) {9 r* j/ z
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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.
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 }- `* D1 ]& Q/ ~$ H, I& F9 X C$ K
1 ^/ I3 q/ K8 P% M! y0 g& Y! P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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) `2 c; Q8 p r S( r1 K6 E: OShortly 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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+ x+ y6 Y u' J1 {公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( ]6 y1 N w3 c' E4 o1 A$ B* X
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