Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
! a& v. B" Y1 x! Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy Daily Mail Reporter
' N4 L2 K# M: g2 d$ [! ^PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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5 d q* c5 ~" \1 t8 ttvb 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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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。8 |0 l0 Z" X; ?, l
1 F3 j# w) K3 T+ _, R& |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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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) V3 W+ G; O$ wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on n4 U( ]) q( P% }: h
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; u4 V) R; T4 S( k$ z, N
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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.
6 l k+ q6 i! e1 k- s0 KThey 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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. D3 g6 V& G& e6 ~. qTVBNOW 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 - who served with the Number 1 'Beaufront' Company, Auxiliary Territorial Service - can be seen maintaining a Austin K2 ambulance and standard ‘Tilly’ light truck.公仔箱論壇) C+ r# {0 x# U4 Z
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: V' [) M4 D1 s8 |0 @) a$ n# J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。( w: n! N- P0 l% j2 W% t5 r' p
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0 x3 Z, a% r/ A" S% s ^! mPrincess 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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+ A7 ^6 V- m3 `; {. fTVBNOW 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。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.5.39.217.76: u/ M, S& r% [9 w3 m& ~) ?
: b# o; P, Z, ]. F. y6 E, ^8 P5.39.217.76On 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.
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9 d9 ]. A- v' ?3 H2 Z* @2 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 公仔箱論壇: ^3 l' a0 V: ^" m
& S7 A7 I7 T+ g) @7 @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.5.39.217.76% M9 u7 k5 \) z/ Q; t9 ^. t$ Z( F
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% w5 ]2 X! \2 Z! Z4 G1 r: \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。6 D: F! A1 m2 _' N3 S
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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.
o$ \- K2 E; N公仔箱論壇'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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2 d3 O; ]6 P5 b/ `$ h8 [1 D/ F5.39.217.76Mr 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.
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.( `7 w( E! \1 T e- o `0 `: W" v
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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 weekend5 }+ h$ {; _1 f' q0 j/ L
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; c+ N% S! j. c* ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally公仔箱論壇 T6 `# S( F3 s$ C' t9 S
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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. J% W8 W% D& k& l5.39.217.76The 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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4 |" A% O7 X. s0 H: i2 bPrincess 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.
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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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2 L, F+ L: k4 `: m! a7 `: Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. z& a1 z" }6 I+ l
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