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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9 ?0 E; G6 O- W7 H5 [公仔箱論壇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- Y# b1 |/ [( _$ n! h$ c
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 P$ ]0 z* B6 I$ V' z5 s
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* g6 T; T$ w7 a/ \5 } lMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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1 N& l, l; j3 w# c+ M$ j, 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。The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.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。7 ~. L4 y) t/ Y/ k# ?6 Z( ]
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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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/ I8 \: U" c& n1 U, R+ kTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; J2 g; I- H4 G
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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' y8 s8 I. K M$ e. u; i/ Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck3 D9 h1 k% v! y( V4 Z6 l) k
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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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6 d3 q5 O# s( @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.$ [ T1 R; Q3 T6 Y, k; N( C
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 5.39.217.76' U$ D+ i, E9 A1 Y# q' K- l
" h& n2 n" {! j# | W: N) tIan 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.9 C2 z* d2 w1 ~+ U p* G: s
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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 left5.39.217.766 U6 \! k& n4 f: _; y. z2 W
" a# S! d; K2 Z" JHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.4 o% X/ Q: _( [
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7 n: h7 W, c: \/ M$ N5 j7 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.! E4 ?2 j2 @, P4 j M3 G. k
1 H# l ?, {9 t" `3 wRelic: 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/ z0 K) u: w$ f8 o, V& D( R
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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; i) _4 B1 v# [
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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。3 r- X7 a+ [' v# y. L% e
& e( P: s% W/ g8 n& a- Y4 W1 C公仔箱論壇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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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.( I: X2 A' M: x, N$ ^
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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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6 S. v8 C- Q9 L, x! L! H1 `Shortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.( n8 }8 m8 W7 g/ _+ q e
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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.
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