Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
! t+ B; ?; k3 T) c5.39.217.76By Daily Mail Reporter
( ^' z0 n, L- N5 _* y$ JPUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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- `4 n( R6 E6 u8 t5.39.217.76In 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.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% o1 R' Q& o7 a/ d6 M
6 x: g! v1 w. t6 r* q0 V' D N7 h1 uTVBNOW 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 amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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) X( F3 r( K, e- n3 ^$ B* w+ |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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! ~- a) E5 D: F' Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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6 L9 n8 Q; m) r0 zThe 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.
; w- f& E! q- ~3 E/ Q- JThey 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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2 Q- y* R) n$ \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.3 r# o$ c% @- J4 S A9 r
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# K! E' _" S HStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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# t3 l3 M( j6 x" \5 T$ U5 ]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。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.
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% F' }9 h( j/ GTVBNOW 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。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.5.39.217.766 A" Z4 F1 W$ G
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. ! r0 S$ U7 G' A, k
) k: k, ^9 u$ @/ \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 left
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* T3 ^( k6 m& j/ mHe 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- c& v$ w) z# W, {( m
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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.公仔箱論壇* Z0 d C$ D8 ?
'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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1 S6 e' t: S: K5 p% G9 ]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.
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.; N/ l ]; B! j! D3 ?9 Y
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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" J( d: Y: p& h- K( S
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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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2 Q! z0 p/ Z5 v" ]1 H公仔箱論壇The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945& I5 \, ~% S( N g# Y
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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., u" D8 P# t4 C9 l5 O# R1 z$ v5 e
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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.
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# o0 C. h% ~1 T S% w& {9 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHer 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.
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& h, r% Y# \, U2 X公仔箱論壇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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" R# Z; S: k, ?: \( D3 o% ~% ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.公仔箱論壇4 X* }0 ^' @- j+ @
3 ?9 w9 J, j" [2 T& r- QShe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 r$ \: q6 Z0 Y6 b: ? F
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