Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II! x5 V- J. v7 E1 g
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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3 {. U. {. c. Y M( U h; KIn 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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# o1 t* U3 A* T2 _2 ^) H公仔箱論壇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.( K0 t+ E* ` J6 x* M
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks ontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; m) ]6 [( v/ O1 o+ [$ S
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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.5.39.217.76& S. K/ x% s% p
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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.
+ e% E' l/ ~3 H, J" C xThey 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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+ q" k; D4 X3 a O, }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.5.39.217.768 R; b8 @1 m' Q) n2 e
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# j2 `6 q- g: D# O2 m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' truck
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1 H- ?! M: [, V. a/ pTVBNOW 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.5.39.217.76: {) B/ q4 }0 U! _/ o: t- x
' V( P4 b5 a& W/ t1 qOn 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.5.39.217.767 x* n8 p7 n6 ]2 H: W( @
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. 6 E- I) c/ A3 _0 {8 ^0 D) O+ Q
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# S% O# M! V4 o# T
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O5 X( f2 P% L+ Q9 R! e公仔箱論壇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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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.
9 G% ?, ]5 B& I4 O4 R4 ^" J2 s- n5.39.217.76'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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4 \/ G0 |& N# bMr 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.公仔箱論壇, r! _8 A! Q) e: H" n
9 a* R- Y& c ]5.39.217.76Relic: 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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# e* {' O6 j% Z5.39.217.76Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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THE QUEEN'S WAR5.39.217.76! A/ O- n! M% F( L l: l* N( O
. r1 O" D. o5 }) OThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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: [' m0 w* a0 t) r. g7 U公仔箱論壇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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# b5 @% ]6 N/ D. \* ?
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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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" E0 |% `$ o3 w# }+ G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.公仔箱論壇. v1 m1 _! ]( {2 n9 K3 T( b
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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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% I: C( m0 _2 D2 B; _* e公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.762 B% \/ S; Q! K
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