Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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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.
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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.$ B `, G D3 p' \& P0 U; g
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Mucking 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.
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5 B- T9 p0 o: C: D, ~' k Q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.
# p. j. ^1 F5 L; I5 y2 `' J公仔箱論壇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- S+ y1 M, I- f2 O! 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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: D: U% A- d: K* ~9 ?/ D0 X4 i5 j5.39.217.76Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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7 i" n* J: _: m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' truck5.39.217.76; R) D/ B3 Q; g7 ^6 X3 u
2 A$ i2 q# A9 E! m$ x+ v1 r+ VIn 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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+ ?- S0 E/ b4 ^+ `# 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。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。2 T! L! ^) y: d
c& c& g' e! K3 B, H, Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 5.39.217.76; H5 r" J. k. L- H6 [
. H; f/ d+ L. O3 K2 x2 `; d; ?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。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.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 c ]% |8 u- w! [' A
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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 lefttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 u0 M \; O% A [$ h* Q8 L+ v
1 ~8 n3 U$ j9 S- L& {$ p6 o' i. CTVBNOW 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。He 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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2 s6 U! d4 d* j6 d. C5.39.217.76He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.2 V4 S& t+ i7 ^4 d
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'5.39.217.769 L8 S d9 `! I0 j' a0 j1 c7 H+ ?4 r
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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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& V. V" M) h; s7 R1 E% T& EAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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( X% r3 L& {6 A2 @' O5.39.217.76Relic: 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公仔箱論壇4 a" H" \, X7 g
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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 Y* ~# p$ B7 w$ ]) R
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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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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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: G2 x1 @2 v3 f; R! k8 w8 u) AThese 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.5.39.217.768 [! D2 d4 O3 b, z1 B
9 x [ s, S9 Q" `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。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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' Z0 M, _4 ~6 A4 sHer 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. ! G' X9 t0 n2 m( c, ^' J+ M
+ t7 ?% b0 e/ u% mAnd 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.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 I8 N# E9 l% d3 p( f7 N5 s
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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 230873.5.39.217.76. U! g3 z: E' Q4 o8 z, ]2 e3 |
3 O* l- K6 X7 L/ r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.4 v, S2 c' u; p2 o/ X2 I
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