Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012TVBNOW 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。 I( j0 m' z* X) S& z
) O( y* c2 k6 ^) [) _公仔箱論壇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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v) A0 N% ?& A" U, Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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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# S2 F5 X( W$ ^' p }
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$ j1 R; c! L/ b1 Q- A2 C4 d* t. x( c* IMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks ontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" e4 I3 N- D* N X5 c5 T
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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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+ M4 T" M. }! k5.39.217.76Taken 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( I: H, g" E( y5 s% I0 X& p
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.+ |+ u7 S1 y) Y. e% o/ ?! H' m/ k
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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.1 @5 B5 ?/ h7 d: l/ m
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1 g3 m9 f$ {+ J$ p公仔箱論壇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' trucktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ]( T( L5 _6 g1 Y* v) P- Z0 {) @
: ]" Y' ^6 n5 l$ a* g. c) [! ]% a5.39.217.76In 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' Z7 `. R! R( ]8 W1 v& N! a
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 Y$ g) L# w9 C+ a0 V
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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 left
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% u7 M- ^; k8 l! h. m公仔箱論壇He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.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。8 e' ]: e5 j; d% ^# L# E: x
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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.
X1 [" V2 s7 B- a) t# W& }! Y" @8 K'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'3 D0 j7 v1 Z$ k9 c* B
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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.5 b5 t8 k' ~9 C* K& Y
8 @2 `* m6 ?) {" V7 n$ QAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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* E$ x/ ?9 G; v6 lRelic: 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 weekend5.39.217.766 h$ M$ i1 i, R
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+ P4 P9 v3 q1 Q/ T( otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb i* T. h1 T. h; K- @! E" R
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19459 L# q9 r8 {3 ~4 R: a! N
8 M7 l4 [7 ? D. e; TThe 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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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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0 `; ?* T& P8 c/ I8 p3 o) k' Atvb 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- j6 G0 r7 y9 t$ y# H& n! r0 _
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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.; N. ~& I: }/ Z! I, K, O: c0 a
* x5 ?) q; G% F" Q$ h' K5 cShe 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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