Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012$ [, b7 V, D/ j# R, d& _" N
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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.! _# z+ _$ p' O2 b
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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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3 ]& x+ q3 {9 h' b7 }! ^8 c7 _. ^公仔箱論壇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.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。# l9 P& u2 H5 I
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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.5.39.217.76% P8 M2 x3 F5 u+ h
8 x- s d# \# Z, }3 F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. 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。* @9 G. G5 J3 p# S, a2 y
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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0 k( k- c0 P& a. f) @( A, _公仔箱論壇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* Z# u0 T: r3 Y8 K/ J* _
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance5.39.217.76: A4 f8 X! K m/ f: X
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: j, D: }1 @* z. `/ qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truckTVBNOW 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。; j8 _, ?! A v% a" O* O
8 Z2 b% K7 {) t& z; ?# ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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.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。+ P* \3 \% f6 d6 z
- G- P. S/ Z9 c" }4 Q7 {$ k9 [A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 公仔箱論壇; Y ~* H: m% A2 ]* t
5 G) v) H H }' S& n0 _1 lIan 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.公仔箱論壇) Z2 R( X9 y% ]7 G- Q! r
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/ H$ k- r2 g: k8 j4 J+ ]9 u+ W4 b2 IThe 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.
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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.
& a, ~, | y1 a% [5.39.217.76'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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# i. m; v4 I( q1 UMr 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.- c8 h6 l, ~: m- y0 z
6 X |7 S0 Y; e8 S( o6 xAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.公仔箱論壇6 j+ \# @& J Z1 `8 t
" Y& d5 n: d1 {# a! zRelic: 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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; Z6 {7 i6 s8 n) Ntvb 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; I# y" Y0 h4 h7 W U& {; I
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945TVBNOW 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( e5 v$ A
. x# H' h; Z; c5.39.217.76The 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.6 `( O5 t6 I. T. U
+ |& @" g, H* j( b& e1 \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.+ n3 Q- n) ` s. m& V
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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.5.39.217.76% n% L% O7 Q! z( w+ v
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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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' O- b& c7 P( f/ fAnd 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." ?: R# Q% Q# k2 [& H. b: q& L/ W
) R& B- x6 g# T# Mtvb 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,bttvb5 S! S5 T/ b T9 C# j z
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