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,bttvb8 S( C1 t/ U( b7 `; I( B( G
7 j7 u r/ {; c* r' B5.39.217.76The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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- ?- q, c, @! P t3 u1 A! yThey 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; \! g0 G, R8 ?+ d+ V3 a# a4 q
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5 c' F# A o4 z, V/ [Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on% ?, z6 u9 @$ Y; b
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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.公仔箱論壇2 m, L/ ^( S; J& R8 [ Z
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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. * R: G. T* V; b+ N4 Z8 w( o3 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% N* |$ o5 Z6 d4 X- {/ i
9 `/ x, \1 v+ s! [: S, E- `( N公仔箱論壇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.3 h2 ~( x# ] L# Q
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7 b" C5 n. e5 g9 z/ M6 oTVBNOW 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。Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance9 M. @& W9 G, K+ o
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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。: ^! p, h4 ?5 ?. N! E4 `
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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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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! j0 W/ _$ y: g& b4 V
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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! X: ]! ~9 y$ Y% v
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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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6 S2 i# M3 o8 X7 PTVBNOW 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。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公仔箱論壇' B' k6 T9 G0 i. {) p Q
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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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/ L5 C: A7 Y( c8 L) AHe 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0 I2 Q7 b" O+ K1 ~0 q+ \6 t! {
'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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( W F/ ^5 x/ q3 Q: A# ?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。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.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 [) c. d) N% H9 H; A1 L! V; J
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ _5 P1 N1 b; s3 s
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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 weekendtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 G( ~& a. L. j5 F! L3 d. I
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4 Y% O. H5 |' _- J4 jtvb 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 (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.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。2 A4 B* R/ \. q" ?& O
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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.5.39.217.767 _% _' X" F% K u% j
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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.* z; z' H: p% Y+ z$ ]. H& O; \
9 M _4 f( i! A, A5.39.217.76Her 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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3 ]) E" F4 I: f4 E& f: e0 v公仔箱論壇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.
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