Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
% T4 \8 G" J7 c1 S公仔箱論壇By 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.; R u; w/ M1 X, 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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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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9 q) j3 ?) o1 U- r @. z; Y }Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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( f, X, k% G) E& F. oThe photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.' K/ ~0 d, O6 [" x3 S% U
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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7 T$ O- R: a2 h e' c9 Z8 ~# Y) n
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.; y* w: @0 d `1 D
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance, f7 V* L; P3 R8 Q0 ?
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+ V6 l3 b6 E* s1 n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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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.公仔箱論壇3 b: Z' c7 W( |! I
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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.8 t9 z$ p O& E0 y$ ^+ {2 Q
; I5 {- _6 q$ r( [- z公仔箱論壇A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 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。- D2 G3 r9 f# Y* l
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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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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 lefttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ {; F8 o; z7 y5 ^9 e: D" F) u
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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.! n- k: A& C; m9 ?; e8 [1 N
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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.
3 J" P# U3 q1 r, I' N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.'
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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.1 i$ ^3 m/ e* a# T
0 G* r) V7 t- K, F5.39.217.76As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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! ?4 ?7 `- O2 Q2 wRelic: 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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THE QUEEN'S WAR9 ~' E; s) t" {8 ~* ]/ N
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945" R1 d7 w; w2 O2 W) E2 S4 H
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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.5.39.217.76+ [( q* }% Z! P1 Y
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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.9 u/ e' m% Y, p% K9 F5 L- _* o
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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; u. z% b5 @, g! k# t0 t
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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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