Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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3 D9 z9 p2 m% N2 b- yPUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012TVBNOW 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 _& l/ ~) P0 H
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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.& }9 K, q- N b0 i5 m1 G% t2 P
d3 h" Z8 ?; g. Z6 p& Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.& N) A; Q% L2 E1 h4 u1 P+ y
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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( |/ }& ?! p5 z
/ Y/ G. n( ~' K+ V0 F( P; r公仔箱論壇The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.5.39.217.764 T( @; {" K9 @' q1 X
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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. 2 o/ h" L1 N, ? q
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。 L& \" ~! D: m4 W& j7 ]( `
0 w& i9 h9 W6 X9 S# K: e; f. VThe 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.+ i$ N* i4 l; S/ e
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- G& Y7 l" Y8 L' l8 M5.39.217.76Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance5.39.217.76( k! N& t" _+ B7 y" K- J. D& e
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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' truck9 ~4 B6 v( [' G2 ?/ G
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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." s& U; Z8 `/ T7 U/ h+ ?- _$ ?
1 ^: W! D0 F$ \8 HTVBNOW 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。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. 5.39.217.76' x- K+ H, h) I w& w3 N1 _4 D- C
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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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He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 V4 k' G) i2 u9 K0 M! D- J
' i0 b# I, m1 z' u$ h- L& tHe said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.
4 {! I1 z% ]* J4 y$ J( w! Ntvb 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.'
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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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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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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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8 D2 h6 c8 w0 b3 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WARtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. X# b4 l5 D& o k
( ]! f2 N2 m- G; {. Q. z0 T) {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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" U' R7 S& `+ e Q5 j5.39.217.76The 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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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 g A+ s( q% {. j+ J2 s3 Z
( f6 [1 ~3 A6 q7 x) s公仔箱論壇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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& O4 |. K0 [, R! g0 R8 n! a' b公仔箱論壇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/ \ e# W2 ~7 M
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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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3 W* n- |' e* S* f! p9 Y8 ^8 L' J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) @/ u( v' q8 P
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