Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II公仔箱論壇7 U. l' }* z1 F% r
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 20129 u8 {- A, ~4 Q7 M* a: [
@) I) b+ e/ H' Y; c$ k2 a4 M& 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。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) }6 K# k. b* @. k
5 z! I% y( C+ i _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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 i" W! {+ }0 A* B# J1 Y. T
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u# Q. R' ~$ sMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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2 e8 K) Y9 \* H h9 e3 f7 P+ qThe 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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+ C2 B" g4 g: F/ T2 G: U9 U( y/ [5.39.217.76Taken 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. 5.39.217.762 C$ M% b& w% L
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.公仔箱論壇/ G: V N! R; ` ~# ?7 d0 C) `
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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 Ambulance6 M, [& a. i0 M% S& V8 H$ z6 m" J
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5 |. f- d+ f7 F1 n! n- jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck5.39.217.76. M2 u5 M6 L W8 _' }
N0 p6 T/ O: a- }: q, }! v& B5 HIn 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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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ N/ q7 L/ {: u( a* v+ i. H
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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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: W, J1 Y4 K6 \# }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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9 x1 `; m D1 NHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.5.39.217.769 z/ f- ^* G/ A9 p1 T
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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.8 h. u1 O/ j- B6 ?# b
'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.
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9 M7 y3 a' C/ J H* g5 g$ q5.39.217.76As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.5.39.217.76. B/ a0 J6 ]; M9 J. v2 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公仔箱論壇/ f, o: S0 }8 H6 J$ \; O
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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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6 [- o. x* t0 o# Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, |6 Q6 E: R7 q+ l- g% @" p. Q3 h
0 D+ I: Y% Q: B9 U5 q mTVBNOW 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。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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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& j, M: r2 x; F9 Y E
: Q5 C6 W+ n" oAnd 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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