Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II. F$ j5 r3 ?3 [+ L( m
By Daily Mail Reporter
: }8 M7 ]9 L5 f) Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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) t9 Z; ^ p/ a, y" t8 \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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The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry./ o% y9 F% c7 z5 B' u7 H
5 q" I3 ]. v! D6 cThey 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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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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* g* p- C/ F ^+ N8 Otvb 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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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 Ambulance
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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' truck5.39.217.76 E# i; m5 G: \+ p( o& a
7 w: c4 `8 G$ [3 rIn 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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* \# j6 ~0 O) E: h7 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn 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./ ~1 l+ i0 m! \! U6 B; r M( @$ d
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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+ b5 ~5 F/ |& F, Q3 m
) R, p2 r7 S4 |5 Q公仔箱論壇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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# o# D! I8 C8 \1 B7 pHe said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.- ^& D4 q% r& C% d. Y3 o
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 ?7 @5 k8 M U, J2 L2 J/ @
1 u. o0 n/ `5 F4 x) c' }公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76$ S& R4 c4 f( t6 D
$ \9 r/ W9 w& R# ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- k7 Z, a2 C1 x( w, E. P( f D
( h& ~6 q7 t1 V$ ~! l4 m. w5.39.217.76Relic: 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
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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- ~( s$ r' r) R. g7 | w: r) cThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ e2 S/ j( L, u$ U
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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.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。/ E+ i; L. j1 t5 j
6 i5 q. {( J9 _ t- {& G1 Y4 r8 GPrincess 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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0 V3 Q: z* r4 ^: P& L" K% f5.39.217.76Her 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. ( A8 b1 ~$ u" p1 L, O& a
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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.5 i3 g" Q" X% G/ T7 O- B
. H3 b8 [0 g1 i$ D$ H7 F5.39.217.76Shortly 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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