Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II$ ?1 \6 l5 h9 u) h
By Daily Mail Reporter
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/ _: f8 e9 k) @& j公仔箱論壇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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The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.5.39.217.76+ D- C; k" T! v$ L! h
8 _4 F% C1 z( ]4 q% Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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.' V3 G& B( C. R# ]( z0 q
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on5.39.217.76* Q# L8 G4 A: n1 b, ?
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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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, g0 c* [% G( p4 v2 X* xTaken 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.
+ A6 a% E9 s' {& bThey 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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0 e; i+ C4 u7 Y! D6 _0 d/ Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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- | h1 u4 S/ ?( x0 q* ]9 H6 g3 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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! \6 p8 K8 _8 Y+ s+ q$ }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess 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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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.公仔箱論壇/ f/ W/ B. B- X, B2 A6 e& {
4 y+ `& A# I5 L: DOn 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.2 c& V- ~. B O* @+ @
/ A. H7 F) k1 H! { @* Z2 v, i1 sA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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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.- p- S$ q) ?% q4 ~) a, [; b3 r
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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公仔箱論壇/ e3 o$ j" v: W
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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.5.39.217.76! m! ?( S6 [7 H4 W1 Y, i
'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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9 M2 ?: ~ ^. p" Q# \tvb 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.
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1 P; [4 l0 S+ c2 w6 H* k: w& [$ M/ BAs 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 weekend
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( T- _2 d& d# y) L" Q- VBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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- v% t/ @( V- _5.39.217.76The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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: ]5 d( f, G0 M) b: C4 J5.39.217.76The 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,bttvb1 f$ n5 _6 C0 E2 ?/ b4 `; z# Q
1 ^9 G1 |; W# [3 C6 ^+ @5 \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,bttvb5 m& w+ e% r8 ?+ @, l
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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. 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。* T) z; P P( f0 t/ x. }
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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.公仔箱論壇* I) D/ R' T1 U
* z ]+ {+ t, `! ]tvb 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.& [4 y; P; |3 g$ E% W) P7 i
3 |$ k( a( N6 r7 Y5.39.217.76She 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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