Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II5 W+ [, l$ K- t3 Z) z% ^7 V
By Daily Mail Reporter
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. s3 N9 b7 g; M! ^公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.766 m" C [/ Z) v3 C4 `2 ^
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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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G* a/ q% Y& c5 \& Y1 Q1 D* q公仔箱論壇Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks ontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* `- \# Q8 u8 o% }# f
$ [5 g; ^! `6 [3 S2 S/ Q( @5.39.217.76The 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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% }$ E& G, ^0 u! }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.
' W$ B5 M9 M4 X5 r- NThey 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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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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) u0 Q# Y: h( a% E, Q1 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇* p8 \& D% D* A& u3 w9 v
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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 E: ^/ J; i6 r
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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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& J# ~1 w7 g$ `3 ^
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Y7 R$ ~1 o4 H7 p5.39.217.76The 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,bttvb" F& O, U, ?% l0 x% g/ A
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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,bttvb! b3 | ?' ~" I8 X6 K! 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.
`2 L: d8 h$ A& t7 F( l( }'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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. P! s: M1 Y Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr 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: W+ T( Z0 o( P7 w, p
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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.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。& ^5 j! a. p8 g
, M' c0 [% h9 s" c9 zThese 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,bttvb- A, U( n# O. K8 q+ K
( i% y% T% j! r* z0 A& T, kPrincess 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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7 |7 v9 W0 G8 H' sAnd 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.公仔箱論壇7 p8 u" `7 L( G* B# T1 }
3 @0 C' f) z4 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.. @. |% R/ w9 A' Y8 \2 ]. }# E
6 R p7 k( u- E5.39.217.76She 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.
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