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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5 j) v4 ?) H" rIn 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.
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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.公仔箱論壇; y/ n& y& x5 j' _: d5 K
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1 D) j! Y$ t( E. P, Y4 {5.39.217.76Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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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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9 T% T: w0 H {# G! E. ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTaken 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.
' Q$ |2 a; n5 p) R5 o( 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.5.39.217.76/ A2 }. _$ K: a6 V* _" G
( D5 w$ D8 D7 r" P. G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.公仔箱論壇2 T2 `) T9 g }* z! o- X
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; w7 D p' p9 I) M6 I; B8 a# Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇$ j& F5 o" J+ B3 C; Z
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5 P- i( A: t& U$ o) p) {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.5.39.217.76- ^' o( T$ P7 G
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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.公仔箱論壇. D. _1 @# I2 _$ A0 {5 n
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 5 w9 j) ?$ e: t
8 c2 @/ L4 o/ _8 [. m, Q ]! \8 bIan 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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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 left5.39.217.761 u: Z5 i- e0 K Y/ }5 ?" T
`" w5 K. a. w% j5 p, _0 O1 f公仔箱論壇He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.公仔箱論壇 [! o8 q% }) P7 \) S- U5 b0 C
/ a! w2 F" P( g4 j0 w, P% e* ^He 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- t& _( s" f: G% K6 u
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'公仔箱論壇 _ u- ^; [; X$ e ~% U* j
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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
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4 r% b6 a$ M8 i& r% `, {7 {6 z9 G$ L公仔箱論壇Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally5.39.217.760 L( X) k' N) J
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* p/ L/ w# Z! SThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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3 P+ M" g4 ]8 E+ [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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 m1 f9 K$ I! G* o& N
8 J8 l, O9 V4 \( q7 cThese 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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? ?1 [" d9 FHer 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. 公仔箱論壇 |- ^# G; ~ d* H
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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.
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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 230873.5.39.217.762 F" ?9 S7 R" Q& S/ r
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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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