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 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.
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0 f2 L {5 f" ]) I M5 V9 w公仔箱論壇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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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on8 w, A5 @+ Z: [1 e
/ v6 x* T% D, ?& A8 n公仔箱論壇The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.+ q) W$ T: ]' o H( A
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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.
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- n6 q, A) Z: D' P+ e4 F3 x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.5.39.217.76* j5 X5 r8 N; `9 ?4 c
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7 o, _. W5 K- T( Q8 ^+ E1 v. g4 _( X5.39.217.76Standing 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' truck5.39.217.76( I$ h8 T! d; ~. J; n( 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.公仔箱論壇. D: ` h3 T3 q& i# b
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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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6 S) C6 d. n* X4 \ @8 c) k; q7 iIan 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.5.39.217.76/ I( L0 _$ S+ M9 S% g, l0 i+ c
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. Z- o! Y& k% Z6 b/ a公仔箱論壇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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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./ j" U8 P. T& c9 Y+ s8 A2 i+ w8 m
'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.
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1 o; O0 x1 L3 l6 V% q+ l( tAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen., b6 _1 Q* O! |7 @. A- 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 weekend
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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally5.39.217.76) G. s7 ~9 u( q$ m2 y
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! ]. J- f# b- ]$ ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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7 w2 o8 ^# y* p, y; [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.
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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.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。5 K* i$ w$ J) Z
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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.
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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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; E1 K# Q+ F0 w7 j; v; B3 e1 TShortly 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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