Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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, I& A6 j/ u6 ] K公仔箱論壇PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012TVBNOW 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。0 v' k$ M: f" b
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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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2 t. c/ u! F* [6 t公仔箱論壇The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.5.39.217.76/ F( q1 _* n' A! a
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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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! D7 m- [4 `) t. M公仔箱論壇Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on公仔箱論壇" o4 k7 F8 S# P7 k
; p u* ]9 a* K' s4 s1 N8 Y公仔箱論壇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8 B8 k: b B0 [0 i' G8 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. 公仔箱論壇' ]5 b2 k9 S/ T2 J
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$ i5 j& L& h" d. ]" L3 e5 ]
$ y. a& U& r$ q- c) @% ^5 `; x5.39.217.76The 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.
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" G7 c) y+ n6 U; r公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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* q) M g0 V! l4 c; N( }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess 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.# } Y4 L& v$ R4 x5 {
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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." m8 t6 j2 M: T! v
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' N% v. D: O, VTVBNOW 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 leftTVBNOW 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。4 H. i" @, a: a9 D0 s6 |
. _- V" j% I, W8 Y5 d, M5 nHe 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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; g. W# W. T) f( v" U9 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 l( O: ?' j5 `( X
'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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3 q) q$ x2 m; d% N; J. C: uMr 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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" L3 t6 k# T3 ]# |5 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.公仔箱論壇% P. f* b8 `* x' k& r" W3 f
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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 weekend5.39.217.763 N5 i, f+ i; i, ?! @1 @0 ]. p
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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallyTVBNOW 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。: z+ g3 e/ U6 C) `+ K+ `3 y* l5 @
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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.
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; a7 V" [/ x1 {$ ^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.5.39.217.766 U2 ~, e$ Y, v4 x: g ]
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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. + P V8 x& d. ]/ G1 O7 v$ {
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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,bttvb$ m9 \$ O) i! `
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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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6 p% R- e! v- q4 i j% s公仔箱論壇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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