Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II8 r. t; t7 C% T3 r5 r& O- O
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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# |. V% J D- w ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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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( E t' G( o8 e9 p3 f9 K公仔箱論壇The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.5 x5 r# U: @9 E+ n
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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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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on5.39.217.76 _4 J+ S# ^+ N0 K0 Z/ d v
/ h- J: j; P- B6 x3 jTVBNOW 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 photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.公仔箱論壇* ?5 R% t1 A( V* Q) Z% B. \5 X' |8 n
) [& N D5 z3 Z1 ~8 j8 v2 s% b5 ^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。- J' F9 ?5 }8 ]% ^: z. C
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.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。# H, `% W k9 Q5 j. c4 x: {; j1 k
) O7 O; Y) |* f8 d6 B5 wThe 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./ M) l6 s) d% ]& Y9 Z5 d
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. A) S& \: W. o公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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$ K7 F! N+ V1 [公仔箱論壇Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck' k6 `% t. E+ b0 A8 l0 A
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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., V# R+ l2 s& L% {
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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.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。7 r) d1 d9 @$ A( [
# X( e; Y; H% d: | utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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! V$ Q* s1 `2 }4 ^+ |) rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIan 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb h) J# t* M. k! A9 K4 {
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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 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。8 ^* v( H4 o+ x. h
6 F$ s8 e( n3 R& P" N( u* I2 RHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ }1 u: m @) e
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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.
' B3 x$ q9 U" y- j+ k0 \5 ~" ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'3 ~/ y" M- B0 W( n% m- e, }
1 `# V/ O" V; k0 `, y$ N: rTVBNOW 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。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.5.39.217.76) g* o3 k* i: \
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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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! _) C$ _% s c, R) z ERelic: 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 weekend1 T) T8 m2 f }! C6 _/ Z: J
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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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2 s+ J+ ^* E9 |' Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WAR公仔箱論壇* Q, z% ~+ O5 Q
& y' d+ \5 ^6 B/ i: B4 ^9 gTVBNOW 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 (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! M z" B. L3 F1 c) [
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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.5.39.217.767 L; X# D; g8 j1 O" E1 O. M1 }
: a& z3 F l* S5.39.217.76These 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. @5 R/ \( ?: T2 N+ T7 o) c. w. V
+ |$ |9 a( [5 }' w8 n4 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHer 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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) m5 @# @# f0 BAnd 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.0 {' x1 ^) R" B' K$ b
: j6 E: d' R' f4 l: ~: e7 XTVBNOW 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。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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8 j, N, F9 _- v3 p0 H% k+ `- hShe 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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