Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II$ ~( p. |; ^" y) k! ]! u
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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$ \) p d+ B; lIn 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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The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.公仔箱論壇% x$ a6 q% W7 _3 i
$ a& o3 ]( ]1 L* X公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇- c# I# X, P$ c: g+ q
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on5.39.217.768 D$ R3 U" F$ f8 u
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The 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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9 o, r) v( ^9 T2 X' j1 N! v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. 9 M0 J* L3 o1 k
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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B0 Y' a' V4 B$ K5 G6 STVBNOW 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 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.0 A/ V, S$ N. ^; X3 F6 L. H
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance3 I4 b2 G2 K% `, s
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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' truck
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0 U9 a' G: g* J( _! y, N公仔箱論壇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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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. 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。/ a- r7 {, H0 Q J
/ }/ P0 Z4 U) [' ?( h, i& ?1 W公仔箱論壇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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2 }8 C' [3 c$ e$ CThe 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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' P& ]9 O- l# M9 Q3 W' O公仔箱論壇He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 `- w1 f ^1 q
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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." D. @* I T& x: ^0 D3 C% b
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'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。8 z M' n1 h9 s
' [; W4 u( g8 I$ K% X3 |: Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr 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.4 e( m3 _& z+ Q$ `5 c& N7 g" v
' Q1 I/ F( E' N! A- h `tvb 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 weekend1 W8 O2 Y; [1 M5 x
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/ K6 m# Z, n k8 ?7 I; D/ J. @3 e5.39.217.76Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally5.39.217.761 ]3 o! i8 o1 @! s; U: S5 A
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19455.39.217.76- Q9 ?: y4 a. k- y H4 `1 q
- E/ f3 d* m* H: G0 qThe 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.
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, u* q( N, r5 ^) T% {公仔箱論壇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.
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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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8 A( F7 P" M" ?1 U$ W& YTVBNOW 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。Shortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 b$ ]) F, y) z
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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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