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.公仔箱論壇& k: F/ j1 \) x. I
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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.5.39.217.76! D) p2 D! S' n" u) K0 @/ x
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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.
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8 ]9 E- {0 ~1 R2 K$ Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on5.39.217.768 _) N% z, m' U- X: _' p% |" c
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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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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.
' d4 ]" B5 l, D3 P: I: l公仔箱論壇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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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.公仔箱論壇% d# X. f Z: m
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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$ F1 s! H O8 D. F% p4 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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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- k$ U& C# y; Y- K) R0 I# C, z8 o
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3 A P6 A, S+ ^5 B' F公仔箱論壇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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2 K' T6 z* H" j4 d M& _. jThe 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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8 {# E2 c. c9 f9 a! s5 \4 {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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'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.5.39.217.76# l6 F% j, d7 H4 m2 m8 N3 @
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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5 {# I8 Z3 _0 L2 x4 T: pRelic: 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
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4 j0 {8 _8 A* B/ g0 M1 i5 K% N( V公仔箱論壇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'S WARtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- {7 v5 F6 P6 F: r5 K4 l
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945公仔箱論壇6 D" D* p+ |# k3 D* c4 \, w
. Z! a- V! S! D2 @- x! WThe 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., k- k2 x5 _7 }. q
; i* U4 k7 `: e6 X公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.769 Z: V3 v0 i& W+ T" E& E
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[ f# n- l# F3 M2 h: q9 ]5.39.217.76And 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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1 r' ?- X1 A9 Z/ B5 {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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' R! O- o" q- U6 J" m5.39.217.76She 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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