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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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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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。, o( G* X; A0 I, p0 w
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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。* w1 a1 j! }0 E0 G
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on( p$ q+ L( e. S
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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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2 e/ [ }- x2 l6 |: j$ 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.
2 E! n, k7 `: r5 J$ ~; uThey 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.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。+ T4 ?- A0 e7 G6 c3 T3 p; P
3 k0 J8 z0 l) N9 K3 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.' |; B$ E% Y7 q% D
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance! L8 P+ K4 _- ~: i
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' h6 s4 D$ f' 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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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 公仔箱論壇( D1 y( V& a! l7 G
1 o9 o: `0 V- H1 y2 b. ~: mIan 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; }; L+ k- Y& O1 d9 R8 F
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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.5.39.217.76. [* K, i1 \6 P4 c X5 h
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.') F/ C! @/ A, c7 e6 f. n
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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.5.39.217.76 ^, \, P) q7 z; F
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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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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公仔箱論壇2 T% {2 q* I$ W) a, z4 B* i W
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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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THE QUEEN'S WARtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' G, D7 |1 p" a, }7 I7 U6 L
- ^9 l% K7 U1 `- M5 `' Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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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.
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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.. d" [8 n/ \/ y- q/ y# E
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8 x4 a' C+ i, H0 m& ^% }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. 0 ]5 d9 m: l+ j! [
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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.公仔箱論壇* h) e* g7 S2 K( T
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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.) \1 W1 b1 K/ V% E/ q+ N
& O; W- c/ {: y, P& n+ D1 [9 f# uShe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 B" L+ L# M/ r* Z( R- G
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