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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! y, B/ ?: d9 `0 t/ S4 S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! U- {8 t' Y# i6 j
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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." S2 h+ U: \2 i/ @) h
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$ _/ A5 ]6 C3 A: F' w1 cMucking 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 w9 N4 [5 W! @0 h' a
& Y; ~" B9 o$ ]& t2 [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。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. * x5 q/ F: b# E$ k6 t- P" W
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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# {: F4 I4 H4 _0 ~5 ^) I: G5.39.217.76The 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。& v0 Z$ f, V+ V
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance5.39.217.76/ i4 X4 i9 V* ^0 X, G1 j2 w
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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
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 P/ {" {; z" r% D& h! e
2 P' f" j# f0 G9 e9 i/ {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.5.39.217.76; x' k& c* y: Y3 x3 v
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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.8 B1 E% E# Y0 ~" l5 t8 ?
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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.5.39.217.76% ?* M8 a7 i! s6 F
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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.
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5 E" G6 T1 A7 ]; I5 d" t5 ^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.1 T5 ?$ q% t& r2 x# C$ _
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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 weekendtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Z% Z A9 O3 `' i1 e( w
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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
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945公仔箱論壇7 `3 u6 Y* g( c& j/ D4 L* q
* ?; O3 k' N& l Utvb 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.
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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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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. 公仔箱論壇" C2 u6 N- m0 _ p
+ ?8 t1 N: M! ?" J+ WAnd 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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. Q3 b) z( C3 U- f- }9 q5.39.217.76Shortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.5.39.217.769 X. y0 H- E' J0 b: y' o
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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.5.39.217.766 G0 t4 \. e$ y* z$ S
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