Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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% {0 Y- J4 r( a. Z* c9 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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.
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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.
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: }) q% ]( }9 c/ C" [公仔箱論壇Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks onTVBNOW 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。8 ^; u [& x; {, u0 g
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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.5.39.217.76% u! L: A9 q' l5 d; ? J8 T
& v8 j4 @6 z2 t! z8 K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. 公仔箱論壇0 x$ k2 d5 z6 u( w2 ?
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.( R/ R2 A" M6 E. C# j
8 o7 V* ?& f. w" s( yThe 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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- a, {+ \; t5 VStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance* R' u+ {7 X6 L: l
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/ J4 i! u" T, C7 P! g( {, n! d5.39.217.76Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck; d9 S0 P7 F4 N9 F$ G
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& ^- X8 N; E- u- n/ v" b2 w
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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.公仔箱論壇) T' H2 Q+ b0 G! A( Z, `
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' o# A5 S9 F( N; V$ u# hTVBNOW 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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! A+ f9 ~1 l: C7 W5.39.217.76The 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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- U( l* ]" z; a4 `/ x0 KHe 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。 [8 i# M. Z& U1 g( O* r
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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.公仔箱論壇% h7 k0 u/ q4 z: N) \2 _5 q
'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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% V: I& ^* d# G" i, y( u5.39.217.76Mr 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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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute 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。& o/ C9 r2 w- }. h8 |) I9 z
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Relic: 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! i# k9 T% P' G, O
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$ y% p z5 F% S5 t- X5 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBringing 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 (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19456 S0 }* }+ n7 |+ h$ T
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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.6 I( V) {( C0 `
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 m7 s0 B' X: y4 g9 Q5 ^8 c. B! r8 P, M
4 o& H% ^. W9 K R. [9 W! _" SPrincess 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.1 a' X% r6 M& a7 h5 E6 @8 ]
3 W$ V p& [% F2 T1 ~) A. Stvb 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.
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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( `$ _. L$ V) b. c! v' R
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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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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.+ S& G) W4 h& Y' f- ~0 _. X, l9 o
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