Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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: w" `, y! z1 x( i! D$ d公仔箱論壇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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# Y) B8 o- k1 LThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.0 b J4 {1 n4 P: f {. _3 r* C
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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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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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& h1 |: ` C; m7 F& D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.5.39.217.76, H6 e" V1 c/ b! W9 k
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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. * H9 g" S# ]# B; _
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.. s$ C5 [- u5 u" y- m* G, k
6 _: O7 @6 ]' G' e5 aThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 G; E8 Y0 ^" f$ Q
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance" g) k) z3 Q' k/ ^+ ^: \
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' f5 j& p' K3 g* A+ U公仔箱論壇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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- b3 Z+ E g; Y* F) s8 r; D0 m公仔箱論壇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.# @, j: w$ `$ b! R+ C
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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.
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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 lefttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb }! R( G% B; T$ }4 V
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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.
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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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: X% T2 ^$ i4 a' g i8 ~As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.4 U) C9 J( o! r% b
" g3 q7 q9 h6 y' S! D, w" YRelic: 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 rally
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! O# ~" D0 }2 I5 E; _! D8 AThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945公仔箱論壇4 u! f1 P9 u* Y% m3 B. j
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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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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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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. $ x& Q# e2 g4 `! j& G
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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.! Q* Y. _1 o0 `4 g* t1 z
4 @$ o+ D0 f. d) o- W+ Y. s T, SShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.# L& U; k. V- C3 H' ~& i& q
4 j) x1 {0 z+ R( Q+ K5.39.217.76She 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.公仔箱論壇* O# _& Z9 y$ H6 f5 V6 p
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