Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II8 e( U" S; J: U! ~
By Daily Mail Reporter
4 n4 d0 H& { w( ~* cPUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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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.# V# ?9 j# `% a1 t' v4 I
1 I. x3 k8 u/ oThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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1 {/ S0 M3 N2 k公仔箱論壇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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9 b- U, G7 t! u: MMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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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.9 y2 f! O- s3 r2 Q$ D0 e2 v
6 ^0 n" S. r$ _+ gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTaken 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.
! ~- R7 l* B% d* e" B/ gThey 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.; u7 h8 q/ L; B* H! B' J r+ K
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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.4 `9 @$ h' }) q1 k
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance# c, ^5 {# \7 H* y+ ~, y5 c
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6 z' X1 B9 I# f+ ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess 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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8 s& y( G/ L3 _, @8 U- g1 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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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0 ]+ @* C5 s# l- N2 Z8 s2 O' POn 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.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。4 k" a6 S) Z! c7 a0 c* c) T( W
; B4 ?% ~" ~3 L ^0 ~4 j5.39.217.76A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* [8 ^+ S$ c' B0 e. I$ D
) X# ?5 h+ A% e9 [$ K5.39.217.76Ian 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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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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3 C! w) l( K% z" r# P2 d# rHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.3 y- g+ C& G4 @% w' l3 T3 [5 v2 a8 Z
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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.2 n8 O# X: ]* S& `
'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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. X! J( p/ c" y) z' utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr 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.5.39.217.767 M/ n% q3 [ B) a6 g$ E
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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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1 u1 b: ^/ A* z, j5 |tvb 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 weekendTVBNOW 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。( v& T) v2 E* Y' U4 `
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2 D: g2 }$ E Q2 Q# ]& f) Z" }: X8 NBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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5 b6 g5 J ~( c6 f. X, o/ t公仔箱論壇The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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7 }: \# p2 S( B% i0 z" J, hThe 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* `4 V- }* y0 R
8 S/ R' N" a* a! C* C5.39.217.76These 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.
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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.
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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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. u! H1 R) O9 {7 T5 j& zAnd 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.公仔箱論壇9 r# Q4 j* h0 Y3 C# p) v7 p
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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6 V7 l2 u: I" U) |! F
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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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