Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
5 f5 s" K. B+ a) d8 FBy Daily Mail Reporter
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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.公仔箱論壇" O% [& Z6 d6 v4 r0 M( |' _
! q$ r1 S/ C4 D+ {. Q# f. H5 YThe 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.5 a/ b7 C' P( Y% D1 e2 [5 g7 r# F. i9 C
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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: m$ Z' U# K+ r( E1 U) dThe photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.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。. R( z# L$ X8 b- a
9 {" i+ F" O1 }7 h公仔箱論壇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. 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。" w' [0 N" | a3 ~9 S6 ?
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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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.
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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1 g4 V. N4 T4 w5 t5 i7 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck: L! c: ] X4 e# u! t3 x: {
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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.' P& X* B0 n: M) l" U7 j
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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.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。% \: ^* T" b) @7 H& ~# p
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 4 J2 k5 s2 I2 a, T" g/ v0 S
" \* k; Q& x8 j! |6 XIan 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 left
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) ~; R6 d* e- J# @# u8 f5.39.217.76He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& v9 a: j3 w) @5 V
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# x% E1 }3 v5 Y% i% {; ^7 o/ G公仔箱論壇'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 f/ J; X- V2 W' E: s Y
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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- M- R2 d1 a$ O( c- _" G
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.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。' m. r ~. z1 s! U p2 Z
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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 weekend1 U1 m$ B, ]8 `
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1 G7 x& d; Z" Q. XBringing 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。' F( a/ ~9 B# r" ~7 ^
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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.- t/ s: g) @- A' C) d& X
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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.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。$ u0 t9 K3 U) J
* G! b9 i1 k& G# sPrincess 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 C* O/ J; K3 w5 ]
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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. 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。# Y% Z7 p9 k* F Y/ 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.
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: p" _( ?0 p6 t' t0 J$ g7 Dtvb 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.; c% V3 ~- p3 J4 _( P6 i; h
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