Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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* [) z. r+ s5 H1 S0 LTVBNOW 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 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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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.
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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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/ y& ?" D9 v" Q, j3 F4 T* U1 m, ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.; r j5 U$ Q* e5 Q* d. R' G
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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. 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。+ Q! D$ s4 U) z/ _
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 \0 [! X: q6 M: B8 w a
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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./ N4 v# y& N: E2 u# }: s
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) l! m k2 I2 |8 k9 m: Y公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb s6 H- }6 ]! J
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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' truck5.39.217.767 y' Y" \" c8 p: ]
5 m0 O+ P. K2 O: m. I; p4 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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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* W* ?( V* k! W5 e% X C% t4 ]8 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn 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.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 E/ X# S) D( }; S1 I4 \
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 X5 V2 G; e+ L* ]2 w2 N
/ z( C0 l3 L% A! m! F5.39.217.76Ian 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb c: g4 a# p0 d. R9 [. m
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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 R( g' X. s, V
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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.5.39.217.76. r5 Q) M5 d& b: O' n3 }$ b7 O
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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.
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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.
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.+ x9 ]% y' u) E% l* V
% D# K0 @" s7 T7 D- U' o9 q- k5.39.217.76Relic: 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。1 z, N# b1 z4 A* n
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& V+ F' G6 P" V+ H6 qBringing 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- [/ Y8 @5 {' l* f) S3 V4 Q! R: _- t
3 ~6 W, `5 Y' h1 S& ?" X8 rThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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# j( @- [6 ?- v5.39.217.76The 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ q# w4 Y0 u/ c6 z2 N2 j) X6 j
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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.
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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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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 l4 B9 M7 s t% L4 \
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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.5.39.217.76" Q$ q3 D; Z! \, T
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