Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II9 A& L3 G7 J9 A, g
By Daily Mail Reporter
# M1 G# p! }( iPUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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1 d! q0 C, m/ n4 M, E5 D: _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.! s% y; a/ i; j+ A
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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.
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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.0 b2 i' V- k; W1 f0 O4 H8 Z
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+ c. M4 j7 W! J, aMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on公仔箱論壇2 P/ n0 R0 U6 x# ^
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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.
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0 N( N- }( C% h3 N) o& f5.39.217.76Taken 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Y- h, \7 n& K% m; 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.
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+ z" { d; v( M% {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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 N8 C& f) w8 G' I9 d
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3 [( @' Z3 ^2 M v! V公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 AmbulanceTVBNOW 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。 E+ c6 q8 w/ D$ F- y5 g
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' L/ @" F5 [: u( k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
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# H( Z! x; E! b+ S# Q! _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.
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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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. [9 Z5 s/ Z: H- [' }公仔箱論壇A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 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。0 ]; r- {0 y+ G
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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.0 l$ X- }3 Y; x' e
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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.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。/ o9 Z! m6 m5 y8 a% J
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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. Q# u1 h5 t* m
'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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4 g$ y& k1 n5 f/ [5.39.217.76Mr 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.4 R; U$ |4 o4 b4 {3 c$ J$ k
/ s8 B6 M8 L, H: [' XAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* ?0 M- y2 _6 [& b* ~6 }8 _ b4 y
+ ]( \2 i$ G- T j- ctvb 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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8 P7 z5 V" ^7 j) P/ H- j4 tBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallyTVBNOW 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。/ o/ t1 Y' z [0 u3 D; H
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' Z D Z" O7 \. Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WARTVBNOW 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% ^; j6 C4 |* T3 _ P
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19455.39.217.76- M( H# V) o: [; ?4 [ P5 m
7 `) G1 o$ k0 @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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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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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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3 `. U' S$ y7 K公仔箱論壇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. 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。) o+ y% u% e) }% ?: @9 r
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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.
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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.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。: [6 N; W! V+ W, q. j
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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.& G$ j- }5 B- v" K1 n" d
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