Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II3 u0 f- G. D" A3 R3 \
By Daily Mail Reporter
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8 @# D$ c b/ z n! r2 c; _公仔箱論壇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./ T/ c6 W9 i" ?& l; i& k
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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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+ ^( e1 @' o: ~1 }' T" X; p公仔箱論壇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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: M" ]% l; A+ o. V9 ~4 }8 X9 v5 Z6 H6 f5.39.217.76Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on5.39.217.76 q) T2 b8 K9 e1 J, J
3 i7 M8 R4 x8 K, F& Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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. : B" v5 o/ l8 x- s
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.
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+ `5 C" C) S% [0 K9 Z) CThe 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# [( p8 i7 x5 r/ h8 o8 [
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; ]) {* e! y+ ^5 G" \! a2 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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5 Y4 y( A$ `( a/ t: t; e# }公仔箱論壇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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% ^2 q6 K* U( P5 w5.39.217.76In 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.5.39.217.761 `2 h7 a' |3 Z+ b8 u
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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.
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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.公仔箱論壇, m0 q- r; i# g" a) m- O
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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公仔箱論壇0 K2 `9 Q4 I- g
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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.
8 {, T; L8 o, j a'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'! X! _. ?. E; H+ b7 O9 Z
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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.公仔箱論壇8 N2 v- H- Z6 x: v8 r) \6 G' F
2 B5 e$ g+ h. O2 Q2 tAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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- S! V: w7 @# f9 xRelic: 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/ H% B4 _/ {9 ]! Z" 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 WAR
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, ^' t! y6 x9 N/ Stvb 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.! W+ }9 H& F% v6 F: g0 P% q# \: p9 m
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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.公仔箱論壇- }* _. d$ ?6 k1 h. b
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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. 5.39.217.76, x! C+ t8 S2 ~
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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.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。9 G6 r% B; {1 C. p- r, R8 O* Y+ v
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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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3 X. S+ i2 X- S* @4 F% U3 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe 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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