Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" P# e7 i; I: o4 n( t
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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.
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; C9 ]: y2 ]2 T2 lThey 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.公仔箱論壇& o6 @' D) Y& [3 r: O
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% t3 R1 H( h- i! o3 bMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on5.39.217.76* @2 L+ m) e+ e" c( m! u0 `
1 i! b7 @! Z8 }3 S. I* T+ [/ d" WThe 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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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.
% d& c0 [" Q. i) c' P7 k4 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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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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.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。5 G! C+ l: F, R @
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Standing 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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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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! k8 d j8 \+ R6 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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2 x! Q# U/ _% ~5 PIan 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.0 I' c& A) i$ b9 k w
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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.公仔箱論壇2 J) m9 b M) O" }0 J
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'0 E: h) u" L( Y* I: c" D
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& f6 u8 f. p: Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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% p- r/ l/ ]: V& ^+ o0 fRelic: 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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$ i0 j2 D% A0 M: \$ c2 {8 Itvb 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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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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# c( M% `; A5 bThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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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.5.39.217.76! u j8 L% x" ?7 J7 A. H6 a" A
9 _# u+ h5 Y4 @ Y# f6 ]公仔箱論壇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.
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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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1 f0 x0 g3 t; ^ Ttvb 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.! w/ U/ f& A4 L
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8 M3 m' O8 _5 Q3 l' }2 Z5.39.217.76She 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.
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