Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War IItvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 F/ }0 k& \$ z1 C5 w) P
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012& V( V$ F3 T: w
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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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" [5 M+ l5 r6 ]5 v- b: ]( C b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.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。8 W2 l3 Y# ^+ u" b" s' \: F
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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。3 F% @$ b, ^, @+ {) {4 w
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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.公仔箱論壇. f. V$ X) [, l! d0 R1 G H) z5 q: l8 r
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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. `0 {3 Q Z/ I
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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7 s% a3 q, _, x3 ^' S/ o+ xThe 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.( o+ ]) b' I, Y; W; Z
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 AmbulanceTVBNOW 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。# ^ ^. d( s! L' v( h6 b( c
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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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) q# k. ~- P( c* m+ A; m6 p5.39.217.76In 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.公仔箱論壇, f9 p# F: R. K. F1 t* }# t
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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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% |$ O0 M. j+ {2 AA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 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。 q9 x- U. |7 O& e' d- [
$ L8 E( }+ p3 W! }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIan 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- z7 U0 J# `0 l! X
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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.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。' {; P1 a6 f" B6 S" }
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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.
, z( M5 E, i6 f4 I" `6 V, ?# v2 a'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.') B; r* x; E# H/ g; |
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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.5 [, [# }4 U; s" S) w
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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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' z: M. _% W$ e+ P9 x s/ Xtvb 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 weekend5.39.217.76. D, |& {- Q) j% n2 {% [
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& u* O% h0 g9 y2 e+ etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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) v& [6 a0 Q& o. X i2 O7 i' rThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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' n; I |; [# o# w7 z% @# }5 s) C5.39.217.76The 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.公仔箱論壇$ D) x4 s3 a3 f1 e5 x' Y
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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.公仔箱論壇; U q8 C7 f# W9 P
6 I1 l, ?. d2 I; y6 ^, _ u5.39.217.76Princess 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,bttvb6 S, k) b/ d# S. [' s+ Z- T
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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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+ c- G8 R/ B& n8 Y/ z; h5.39.217.76And 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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2 c0 T. w$ h0 e$ HShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 V+ P0 F- q1 B+ o1 r
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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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