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/ x# a5 H0 ?2 o# n* c) s4 Z
8 ?9 Y) H A. Q) h* t4 {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* S, Q3 N0 Q& s+ xThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 @' M& ~& s3 ]! S' l
- A" j( Z) {( {( }4 iThey 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.' N n$ U2 Y, i' f: m4 \
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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.- M- t& i* z8 J- Q
& @! E) J: I& f/ R2 f! DTaken 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. 3 c1 w9 w+ G) l- _: \
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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5 d5 P0 `' D. J. n0 f2 wThe 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.
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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+ N8 k. C, m8 y3 S
* @6 y# h; ?( q7 uIn 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.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。* U5 t; }! K6 a r8 a, K9 X- C |
7 j, ] E% B2 v2 p& ^& I9 `公仔箱論壇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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4 T$ q1 z& j+ d6 ]3 H6 q/ KTVBNOW 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。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.公仔箱論壇0 O5 ]& [' G- C! U8 w. s
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2 }! K" g3 F4 Q0 D1 u6 {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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9 C) B* P- f) f9 F# W! ~, `5.39.217.76He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.+ b/ _2 p* z. T; c! t$ G+ W9 F
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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.
4 f$ t+ M" q' Q8 p9 w5 u' L公仔箱論壇'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, e6 K) ~/ n' L% j* x+ q- X
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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.1 X) |% w5 I% m& z) T% T
& h4 c( [' {7 _tvb 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 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 rallytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' a& V% k& Z5 j% C, s9 w
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945公仔箱論壇& E( n, I' Y! z
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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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3 u( v5 T) W7 p0 s6 e- utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThese 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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" S. a0 N7 E' `* V- `" r5.39.217.76Princess 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( h4 {8 Y+ D8 g
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ P/ V" a t0 m( O+ Y1 z
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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 230873.5.39.217.76" O) c. C+ Y6 q8 S2 z" ^" ^$ I5 z
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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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