Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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3 q U4 ^+ L* c& Y- Q5.39.217.76PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012公仔箱論壇( V( A) ?' R9 A Y- O1 U7 y6 w
9 ?9 ]9 ?9 K' B6 W$ o, z* Ztvb 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.
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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.公仔箱論壇& Z, g; O1 X1 s% e8 ^6 r0 J
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) c; C8 l3 ]* O. m- w- ~6 g3 T8 _The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.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。4 `0 u w# _) f' H2 ]1 n
$ z9 M b# L& PTVBNOW 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. 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。, `7 \ R; o- h" C6 }$ M9 t" t2 n
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.1 M3 M- s( L, ~8 J3 _, @ x
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 a( L1 J4 j5 L& S; v
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5 H, t* e7 x D( [公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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! F8 H. v4 B; @5.39.217.76Princess 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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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' d8 U# r" i0 _& s5 F
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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 L* x' v( ?8 g( ]1 W公仔箱論壇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 left7 v4 e/ k4 f& x8 b: C( e: Y% P# N
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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.公仔箱論壇9 ?& t3 a; z, X$ x1 p
$ N& F" u4 H0 e5.39.217.76He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.
# M0 y7 }- B% l6 m5.39.217.76'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'5.39.217.76- H4 P9 p* b3 t @& b$ u+ Y1 p
. z3 o1 @0 d6 ?) e- M+ gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr 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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# {; ?7 ]; k0 t6 J- ?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。As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.4 d) [# _: l1 B- n- h1 T3 C4 C
Y+ ~* R0 B. O4 q+ O5.39.217.76Relic: 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- e S( E1 V9 Q/ X
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8 {, S3 k" } s% otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WAR公仔箱論壇6 T; `' q$ N: O! w; D: e6 N
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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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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6 q- {; X2 J4 j, {9 i公仔箱論壇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.9 H% x- A E A! E0 p* G9 I
. O6 x% y2 I' Y- @5 `' o+ gPrincess 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.9 x8 y, Y$ R" S" l- D9 H" ?0 ~
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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. 5.39.217.76; d2 u6 o( C. ?$ F/ M
) D+ E; n; |& ^+ }0 A$ D6 j, [/ ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd 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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1 p( Z0 P; x; C) PShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.: Q5 k! U, x( G2 A) c9 @5 R1 B
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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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