Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II5.39.217.76% l8 _( |0 W6 p
By Daily Mail Reporter
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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.5.39.217.76' [! q% q2 e# |- c) n, _
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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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4 q, f! i5 Z7 o% t7 l# A' d) T( }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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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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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$ @! P$ z2 C9 i' I% k0 N5.39.217.76Taken 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$ n7 @- G- d5 |: g/ c0 E9 c8 I N
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.公仔箱論壇3 _6 J2 N0 K" R7 H" X, v
# h* e x: i1 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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2 }4 Z1 A' J# ^0 T3 \4 Y) YStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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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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' T( O7 u$ [6 F5 b- F, |6 u5 |公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76 i6 l! w1 M3 n# D4 S
; ~' ^* N5 I& A u, u公仔箱論壇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.$ @2 U4 k! C/ z' a
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. ) M1 t* |8 X: b: U7 {3 C' k
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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.
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3 F' H# s8 j H/ C$ gThe 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 K" j2 u% S0 ? f% n
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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, x1 P; R; s4 C# |6 O) E" V; `
, @+ S4 ]4 Q# S' L8 n" R lHe 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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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." T+ P; z# p$ q5 ~1 J* S: R
' C" J/ k* {! W' Y; |公仔箱論壇As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.公仔箱論壇5 ]* f; u4 s& r3 o
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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+ ]0 [2 l: o, y0 y; ]4 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" p0 K; T# K% U
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3 v2 Q$ U( P& V! ?0 n$ v# p公仔箱論壇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。% j5 O) c% i; R0 r
. M' q$ A0 _' }: p3 ~. ^tvb 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.0 n1 W; J* Y+ K$ S: _8 m) E. H
9 |1 \$ ]# m3 F! sThese 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.; n: H* h1 _) s# y6 a
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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.
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6 I+ X) S5 f9 P6 h, v1 i, d% Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHer 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* ^3 g" H& F: r6 l
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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.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。/ l7 t8 R7 u- ^0 l8 h, C; C: z
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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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