Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II1 c4 E3 [; o7 G: D& c
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012$ q* I3 t) R% \0 D% a
4 G: d8 @% i5 o: ^- n- Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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. O4 Z* ?/ U# u L$ E3 Y
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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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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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6 [8 a1 O# _. L/ i2 M4 B公仔箱論壇Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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2 U r: t: P. W P. ?+ x4 ETVBNOW 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。The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.公仔箱論壇) [% P" S8 a3 `6 F2 ^3 M' M
- M) Q) x/ {% m' y+ b2 {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。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. 4 O7 |: R1 G7 V# Z5 o5 u$ G
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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& b7 c( X; ]+ {$ y' ]$ e5.39.217.76The 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.; [% D7 _! t" F/ l% b% D
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance9 U9 i0 d; d5 B+ s
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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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! C* k6 R& `. y* h+ 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.. T* I8 ^. V/ K' s4 p* f- @" y
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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. 5.39.217.76* C% z, o# M# E) `9 A) x
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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." n; y4 E1 }5 X& N' g: I% p0 M
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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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He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.5.39.217.762 y- d- f/ Q; ~" k2 F/ V u3 l: P0 Y
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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.'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。+ U3 z/ s: R& t. r
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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! `4 p% k( W1 W# t( m. n
4 H+ Z! R; P. E; M6 _' e( D0 ], otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRelic: 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 weekend3 N9 U: k/ ~4 e8 @- e- j* h! m# b: P
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- c- G7 c+ x: u, f' C& c! i9 l. H1 G5.39.217.76Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally9 [2 e* m: Z5 A1 M( ~2 c3 N
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2 e9 m$ n r( I- @5 K; B6 u7 {1 bThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19459 n6 x9 L& [0 V" k
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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.* ?. r) i$ S, }0 ]) u
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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.公仔箱論壇: u: k( f x! N% B$ |: r( K
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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. 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。 f) l; x/ a& }2 d' J8 e
/ `1 s7 k9 @0 A0 j( u# kAnd 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.5.39.217.76+ N _8 |5 m3 k/ g9 V0 d6 K
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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 230873.6 c& K$ J5 f4 ^9 g1 H; v1 t3 l' N
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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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