Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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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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$ R. D' A) k- h% P' U, m; RThe amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.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。, k/ l6 U( c' F w3 S# c
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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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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on公仔箱論壇. b7 g3 x/ p3 V4 R3 |) @
% J: D9 e% r! FThe photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.5.39.217.76, U4 [( o0 k3 ~" w5 x8 r% \" \
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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.
, L. n" t: ^8 m# F5 e& sThey 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: }, F! ` }* w: \& k7 n
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- {$ f5 p: h ^' b! U公仔箱論壇Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck2 Q$ ^- a3 |2 ~ l1 k" ?
: J: n0 A% E4 QIn 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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! D+ x& K# K, W0 b% zOn 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.5.39.217.762 E1 o- A5 w4 b2 A
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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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( }/ Q+ l$ ?3 j1 X/ T5.39.217.76Ian 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 left5.39.217.76- P! y$ G" {5 T+ \) W0 e
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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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. G. W& c! o6 u- E4 @4 m3 ?, [) H
'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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( w& e. w0 p, F* @2 o1 Y- T/ lMr 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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& [$ N# `3 j+ O9 Y3 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.
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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 weekendtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 Y( x2 t& v8 R* R: y1 Z* 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公仔箱論壇% ^. O; J9 \: K1 V; c
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945TVBNOW 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。; N0 v; K8 N* O. ^# C4 w# U
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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.4 P# x* a. ]( t; S; L: t5 z
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# V; H- J( c. E! X& o
# Y* A4 g/ x2 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess 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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2 _8 M' Y4 X9 u$ ]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. 公仔箱論壇6 P6 n" z3 G5 d6 m# y+ H
6 S) h# x/ A' |& t5.39.217.76And 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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' D) H) v, ?2 d/ b1 o5.39.217.76Shortly 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$ l: y7 o# n7 m- \
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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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