Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II公仔箱論壇7 N3 J3 X. C1 k" Z
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 O, y7 v& ^7 }$ t }6 w; V8 [
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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.5.39.217.76' m% s4 N* |8 U2 x$ c
" C2 | N8 v, @2 D5 T# G5.39.217.76The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry. ]: d h. m: j" @8 H
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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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) _: s5 N3 V* C9 Y8 OMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on公仔箱論壇" L/ ? r% S P2 v/ K, q$ h
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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 `' ?" V) B* I1 _3 Q
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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. % B7 [6 z5 k- ^0 \( o) t: P0 w
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.6 M" f/ \8 ^& s0 j
# p* n: k/ E( Q/ j. M, K7 j1 P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.5.39.217.76 f# {+ z( X7 \6 Z" V1 u
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; \% C, n+ z& jStanding 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' truck G& f" ^8 v' A* ]% `
% V6 S* A7 I7 U3 o) E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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; ?( K1 q8 l2 U2 d3 R
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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. 6 b+ k J# E" }! S# H7 {& s" \: E
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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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( _" d0 ^5 I# c& a% C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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He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.
" ?1 I5 O: K5 H3 R) C3 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.
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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& b! ?1 |4 C0 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRelic: 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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& s0 m% H+ y) b2 L( ?6 s! `3 v1 q5.39.217.76Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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# B' X3 ?0 F& D# |9 L( yTHE QUEEN'S WAR
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( M$ i0 j* a$ D+ u }The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945公仔箱論壇$ w5 i% u4 a7 g- ^
6 p( S! y2 H6 L( |) @5.39.217.76The 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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* a9 a. A) |/ x+ X- h# g) \5 G) _- Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThese 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.公仔箱論壇* v1 Y3 e6 L1 V- g# b$ Q
1 Y' t3 ?* @- e, utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess 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.公仔箱論壇8 k% ]7 k: f: J$ x+ o# i6 u
7 |$ Q7 T" H# T) |# H$ X5.39.217.76Her 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. 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。, S/ f0 Q# T! s
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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, k3 f$ z0 ]5 \6 K- c
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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.公仔箱論壇; M/ K9 z0 B5 l# [3 ?9 m
6 M1 m: B8 E. ^% f/ m& r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.公仔箱論壇0 r+ {6 `. }" M! l$ ?" ~6 z
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