Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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( V6 B, J, }& ^; p; o7 QIn 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.公仔箱論壇, Q- Q5 K, H; D9 X+ F& p
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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9 B4 q+ t6 Z6 w! q+ Y5 L' o" U$ G
& K0 h; l! k X( n) w( b7 J- Z5.39.217.76They 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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The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.1 Y9 B9 b) }# T% t3 i$ M, t( q$ ^
, G5 j5 X& _0 D: `2 {8 o& v" CTaken 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.
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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.5.39.217.76. F( \- g8 x! c. N
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[0 U' ^$ b: z e( l8 t% v8 rStanding 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
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: @3 ]% ~; H, l2 _+ g1 N. k+ p; TTVBNOW 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。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.
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+ H* o2 a! p; \8 J) ~7 s5.39.217.76On 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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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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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.5.39.217.767 u( t+ ~7 ]+ o' m
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'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。9 q. D+ M* r0 W z) Y, t
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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.5.39.217.766 M+ J+ ?0 t0 L# j3 p4 L
' {0 y: c) t, e- @ n. \' CAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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' V/ m& ]: N0 d3 u& p2 y公仔箱論壇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 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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( l; a" Q* ?2 d/ LTHE QUEEN'S WAR5.39.217.76/ _5 c5 n: `% Z+ u8 V
, o5 S$ D$ S* O! Y3 K5.39.217.76The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945. S( z& P2 N) S% }" h2 A
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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.5.39.217.764 C4 q, t* }- L& {8 H9 L
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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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Princess 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. L5 Z1 G- x9 m6 r" C! u& d* j
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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. 公仔箱論壇' a/ U4 q) |% i) H5 z
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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.
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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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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.0 V) e& j( V7 ?6 B( I$ _
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