Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II5.39.217.76$ E* i2 i" P% ?+ R3 H" Z
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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* J \! K. e, Q# p" x, \5.39.217.76In 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.3 h. f# |% `5 L/ p% ], {
6 A* I0 i, I$ w4 f5 w8 T5 |5.39.217.76The 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.5.39.217.76" g0 o* {4 O6 O! Q; p
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( b& A6 s( d7 `1 O- r1 s4 [+ GMucking 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。 e' _8 |* M# q* M) j$ d9 c
5 n1 k6 g8 C* A3 e$ WThe photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.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。/ Q' Q# ]: t! D5 D5 a0 B/ J
9 k6 p9 g+ N L- b/ j5.39.217.76Taken 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! n+ H3 [* ~9 v5 _5 `2 R" F
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.' x& P2 w$ _* j2 E3 \
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* |6 [$ E$ J+ L" ~/ ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇4 ^. x/ ^' `$ x7 e1 a7 g" F
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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' truckTVBNOW 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。$ ^* ^9 W$ s2 D i
* A( G3 ?3 T9 h$ f1 J9 w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.
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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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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 公仔箱論壇+ g& t( \. [% r# d' Q$ [* y
& v' I8 p! x# h5.39.217.76Ian 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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& ~* @7 R5 o" g c4 X- ~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 leftTVBNOW 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。0 M5 [7 r5 e- L' f1 J
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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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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。+ B5 W4 i2 V; _7 \: i- r
'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.公仔箱論壇$ T* {* `" O: n5 k+ Z9 J% n
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.5.39.217.762 H4 T) \8 h& C. @& a& ?+ e- ?
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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
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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally5.39.217.76" p# @& A/ I1 Q/ a, z
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19455.39.217.76$ k; H7 B. n6 X/ R
# H+ X* {9 V" I/ ]' x公仔箱論壇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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; |4 b( E5 l3 A7 k9 ^. @0 b公仔箱論壇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., n* g* I8 w6 p. w! c: \
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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.5.39.217.76( }# T5 L, d. p! ~
, W- S U2 [8 G2 A( 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, H+ r; w7 k: T$ _9 e5 v
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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.
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: ~- X" [7 L4 |8 c7 ]" eShortly 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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8 O% W7 Y2 e% A2 C* U" E, H5.39.217.76She 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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