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 20125.39.217.76& ?' B" P: _& ?
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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.* U% z) d& A! O% [ v
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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.公仔箱論壇+ a) K( S5 ?; l4 E* |) T6 F) `6 }
4 H- Y! O' [% I& v; z" }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.
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! e, a d# W0 f0 ^ l3 v5.39.217.76Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on' A" x& Y% G6 w+ i* O
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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 ]; \5 [! [* p* Z% a( E; h3 V. G
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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. 公仔箱論壇/ A: G1 g+ z5 l, Y* @( ^" m
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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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.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。( g9 q$ j( w0 G- n% m
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' ~! \+ g, [$ ?/ Z5 ~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。Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇" n4 Y! x9 X- e3 K0 B) q2 a
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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' truck- K& K- a" g) Q7 G
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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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" i% U N R: G* @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn 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.: ~5 A* A1 j( D Q5 B
$ D7 p0 r' b9 W) `: f) z \( \A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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7 ]( n/ A0 X5 x: {7 n公仔箱論壇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.. F$ t, r9 h" Z9 i
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* n9 W+ c( v1 k! W4 q( Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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# y8 p( y% l1 R6 [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.5.39.217.766 }* ^5 ?! u/ F" ^6 _2 F# x
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'5.39.217.76( U7 C1 d0 K: V* C, s$ N8 E
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; Q+ G6 N3 n3 W) k: O0 s- {
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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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) n/ X6 G5 V7 V# G* y& U5.39.217.76Relic: 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
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' }5 Z% N1 O; B4 z5.39.217.76Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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4 T$ K- p% G- C2 M- b$ ]( bThe 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。. s; L& N/ X0 G* e
L5 }* A: ^/ _1 e" R9 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.5.39.217.760 t8 @! B: ?6 `, G8 E
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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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7 H) u4 \0 t( l& e; [+ q: rPrincess 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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; [ k. E; Q2 t: _& ~3 X+ W* tShe 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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