Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II公仔箱論壇0 m- J2 i' i/ m; B9 ]0 I
By Daily Mail Reporter5.39.217.768 f/ l+ s0 g6 y0 L& {& h" Z
PUBLISHED: 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.
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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.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。2 k7 v. X" W3 S+ H4 ^
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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.8 j9 c0 f: P9 f$ u
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, k3 n F( h7 G- @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMucking 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.5.39.217.76+ Y( j/ D: e5 f+ ^2 E5 r- N# u
X. q% `6 H1 D: @& o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. 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 Q+ W" s; ~2 R% @
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.公仔箱論壇/ C; X/ l( Y4 X
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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.
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; a3 E3 }, F) x/ @Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇: m$ A4 h8 p0 j" F$ U
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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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0 e1 c5 i6 n" S7 d5 I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.. j: G9 S- c, ^' l# ~* O' [, ?
# T) b6 K" ?" O4 {5 c5.39.217.76On 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- l+ ~, t' j8 y; i3 }/ m6 R$ J
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. : O" J' l( ]7 p
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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.( \2 u% b7 o; N" y7 n
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" e) o6 A7 U0 iHe 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.3 Y. L& b$ y* W0 t- Y# r
'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。% c, w) H0 M5 V3 e* N$ }; E
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# z$ O$ M# Z* ]4 R }5 a7 a
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.' E# X. F8 P; o, r3 M2 R0 B
L# k3 S; {4 ^0 H- L" ?5.39.217.76Relic: 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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The 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。" {6 u' R7 O1 i1 l) ^
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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.
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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.
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+ \! f7 f: u7 VPrincess 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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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( r) I4 ]3 P! M8 a5 E2 O
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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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; s9 I' ]0 G( F) Y, D( ?& ~5.39.217.76She 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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