Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
: D! j0 _1 W# S. kBy Daily Mail ReporterTVBNOW 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。+ C& H- n9 w1 B
PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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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.# b* c. P4 y+ @8 `9 N) N" M
, Z$ y5 H: B. A$ n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.+ e1 k( J4 Y3 x' E2 X. ?' D
* k& Z& V0 v$ e( U6 qThey 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.7 d4 ?" n5 D7 F3 R* R. A1 M
9 x) f5 A, e/ }; Y8 T) ?! mTaken 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.
2 T# ?9 s. T4 s6 ]8 X: S/ `5.39.217.76They 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.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。$ b" Z# N z3 Z4 U0 S
" W e: M8 G& w# Q" c, @公仔箱論壇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。$ E+ e- ~) A* U' V' n
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Standing 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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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.
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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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.5.39.217.768 N% s k1 l5 K& T% 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 left5.39.217.76) N( j/ K. e2 F8 G. i, A
% P u, p% o( ?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.
. u; Q3 {. B. j" Z'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'6 g; c/ n. S: N' b- w2 @
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- n" F, u1 N6 M1 [ Y& n
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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 weekendTVBNOW 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 Z- C- R1 W' u1 e
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" i2 n8 x8 E' Y/ {/ ]7 rBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally公仔箱論壇9 r. g# J+ e+ w* i H$ ^ S3 G
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1 C+ r' c' X# D1 w1 y5 F2 G2 xTHE QUEEN'S WAR
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. _' p; r! X `7 S MThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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6 D/ n4 k7 F# i9 `+ w" @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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% t0 N, C3 S1 R9 G& N
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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.5.39.217.764 K8 \: F5 ?8 u' ^$ e
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- m4 v5 F$ o: V5 s
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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. ) @% O% d+ L* P3 V% W. ~
K+ u; m9 H0 K, c3 s- e, |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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% R b' k5 i8 M6 p$ d1 ]$ w, F6 _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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3 G1 n6 [" v* }' ]$ U' E3 xTVBNOW 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。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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