Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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9 _" Z# z2 U9 E- a* ?7 ?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% x8 L& Y4 w! B1 ^( k公仔箱論壇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.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。$ }) S0 H3 w2 ]$ y2 _+ w x5 d9 i
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on$ V- P! t2 n* Q6 d& ^
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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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% P0 G6 f# d O* ~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. 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。0 Z) X$ X; Q$ t8 C2 E2 N: l/ C) C
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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; O1 G1 g5 O- j0 M! c/ 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.
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* D0 [7 s& _ M$ B5 J* BStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇. L) g2 n% n0 u
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5 {' u' U* r1 u2 X7 ]( U; Y9 [" b5.39.217.76Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck# x/ P6 s) Z& [# H5 b4 q8 ?
+ r# M: Q4 E9 [/ m+ y# w5.39.217.76In 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.
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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.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。" H6 p; f, q. K4 S
& B* N1 {) w1 b# ^3 w& t公仔箱論壇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.
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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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2 v7 p9 k5 C% r2 j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。6 X7 T& o( z6 W6 G/ a
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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.5.39.217.76$ m4 U4 h: G7 L) w0 n5 v3 T* t0 Y
'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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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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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 weekendtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 j! G! Y. h; W3 H1 i
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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 (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945/ u8 O& L9 m( e
. w U( ~: P" s1 GThe 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. ^- y g9 v$ ?* q7 I
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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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" u5 h, `2 V' m0 r2 U7 X9 fPrincess 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.7 I9 C$ F) o5 P D
~ D) K/ u% \8 K! itvb 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.
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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.+ w& R5 O) |9 D# U% r
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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.
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: y9 ]$ c7 i/ P) I9 r4 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe 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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