Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II5.39.217.76, R( x* o0 {, U/ z; K$ Z3 ~) C6 Z
By Daily Mail Reporter
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* v0 q: i" o* Z9 M5 U" m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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 w4 W5 d+ M- _; m
p4 G% [- \5 _0 a* Y5 f. n( ^* P: Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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8 b. c7 l7 l+ r% x. R0 X! C1 y3 ZThey 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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- ^4 s8 L% y% V3 a3 n" P5.39.217.76Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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. p% e: p; y# e- wtvb 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.
, H7 A/ R1 p& u6 h- ?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./ O( j0 n; \! T8 s
/ J$ c) W" Q: B7 k公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.767 U8 `0 d# z8 U: v7 `, J; ~
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 AmbulanceTVBNOW 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。 }; B |2 o& d% X5 j, i9 a
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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.5 W) Y' h9 a) q7 \5 I/ k
+ d# ~9 |2 s8 Y3 e1 c% NOn 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: f$ b3 D) ~. L
" |5 S+ Q2 @2 d/ RA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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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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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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7 ]# n+ K9 }: I6 M+ u7 `公仔箱論壇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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* X8 }% A; B q" ~2 P1 A8 hHe said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all., L5 i/ `; |9 D
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'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。# x! j% ?0 |# R1 d: j
# H( J6 e7 {3 h6 n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.公仔箱論壇: _( G3 P) I. {; d7 J* g: ~, H
2 Y- N5 J! x) O3 z* \) |/ d0 cAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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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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2 D' f' t* b e) r; u5 L6 j公仔箱論壇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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. L$ t) X" n$ d+ E* q# F5.39.217.76The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945TVBNOW 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 Y; _7 m" V& @5 }, V+ M3 p
% p4 A' g1 [" {0 { L. a& S% D. X, NTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 L: t+ W9 ]( b. C4 `8 s
8 {' A, v) a) Y2 k5 h. M d2 nThese 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.5.39.217.761 r# X% C- `7 j1 \
" V0 J0 M* }0 d6 g/ H6 u! YPrincess 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: f( F% t9 X( B1 ]) h% Q
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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.
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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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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.5.39.217.76) x. d* W, y: y ?* T. c4 C6 o
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