Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II- R5 f2 g3 I1 \9 ]: s
By Daily Mail Reporter
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; j8 Y8 Z+ a; I# E' n2 u& lIn 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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9 ^3 x& O! W' u' _. M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.; Z0 m# p3 r; [2 {/ P4 X5 r
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on公仔箱論壇4 I- {# ~" n8 X" [
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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.
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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. 5 U p: [' k1 {* x+ ]4 W4 |2 m9 Q) L
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.公仔箱論壇0 T' r M+ Z6 b0 y
( y" z- |3 M0 C) G' Z5.39.217.76The 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.公仔箱論壇' d2 b* ?; ^% D$ K L# w: ~
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2 P3 J \7 D0 ?3 ?/ c4 iStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance3 o/ _) D6 d' x! f. v s
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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' truckTVBNOW 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 }) R) q* T) k' b$ l7 q" O! X
- R+ @* ]0 U. R0 r$ hIn 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.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 a- `) Z9 R+ B3 o- H8 k$ b
4 E+ f8 ^9 D) L公仔箱論壇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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3 E; E" N& _0 e [7 Z$ T5 TIan 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.5.39.217.76; p* x3 {7 ?6 N& v% Y0 Y4 h4 x* E. {% q( i7 _
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! W& u; q0 n. x8 W( M, q+ U' M: n
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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." p/ a. h! f O' B# |1 G* {
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'
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9 t! E8 E4 G- |4 }. u" P" w5.39.217.76Mr 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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) S3 Y* e1 @6 Y* a2 {$ tAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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/ S& a# S$ e/ n/ K0 }5.39.217.76Relic: 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 weekendTVBNOW 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 q8 z! [0 @! u" G; K( R m
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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 T: l$ D$ m1 p& y
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THE QUEEN'S WAR5.39.217.764 z( a$ f, `7 O8 I: |
! A7 T9 e4 L4 ^* E+ O5 d+ G公仔箱論壇The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945TVBNOW 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。# n6 g, |& b+ o2 w' }- _8 X
6 Y4 d7 z: X, {% r: U9 w) S2 a5.39.217.76The 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.5.39.217.760 O& Q8 V" ]1 \$ e- A3 C
$ C p" m4 e1 \/ y+ bTVBNOW 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。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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1 p2 _) O7 \8 x1 Q9 yTVBNOW 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。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.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。$ |* k* q( e. k1 u
4 M7 y6 A7 g$ }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHer 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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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.' m% I' V! Y4 P C3 q
# ~, q4 [$ J4 nShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.公仔箱論壇3 U/ s, u0 E, ?. j9 q5 _; w/ e
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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.+ S0 D' W) _1 U/ q
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