Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II. L, ~: u1 D/ B! C `+ i t3 l
By Daily Mail Reporter
, Y. T3 D% u( p# nPUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 L; @, Y" d% _8 E, v
# x- @0 c* K. u* @5 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。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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. i- M: j; l1 T/ v% z* nThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry. f* `2 y( ?& w& B& w9 s/ n7 L
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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.公仔箱論壇5 V& o& h7 E6 ?1 _- J& Y: u! O
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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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* T) A2 V. q( T6 e' }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTaken 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.
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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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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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6 O& `% m4 q( p( M, y5.39.217.76Princess 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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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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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.6 g5 k# v- h6 R- x$ e* R* b
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 4 I0 @* Y+ o' }+ M+ ~3 C9 |* |. O4 J6 O
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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.公仔箱論壇) S7 X# U6 b. R/ ]( b5 L
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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 left6 Q9 F: u. a0 i$ Y( f/ i8 E" H
+ s' c9 v! b: Z9 t. V! Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe 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' C8 j' }" X4 |; y/ k9 G
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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.公仔箱論壇! y8 c% P/ ?9 s g
'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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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.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。; F! F# T& ^) O5 G
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.5.39.217.76) g% R- ]+ B; m3 {6 [/ v9 z
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, }6 F7 q& J3 @Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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# f% x3 W& C7 ^The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19455.39.217.76! F! B d+ L- T* e4 _4 Z
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 Q0 G8 n5 t+ c
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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.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$ t# X7 ^! P
6 n% q# W( f: ?( p4 O5.39.217.76Princess 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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" B% v- v1 Y5 o0 b# hAnd 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 h4 V" h4 m" z/ t M& ?
: G8 j5 l, j5 NShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.6 f+ E, e" m+ O' ?& f( R, I
% W9 q5 Z! W: L# m3 gShe 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.5.39.217.76* h9 v* n- f' _. o" E9 w+ |# L
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