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公仔箱論壇' x+ M4 N) Y/ K* z6 ]3 y1 D$ q
& h2 k. S; K1 K) x2 P y. I" n5.39.217.76In 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.5.39.217.76( j+ s# N# @' I/ s# T
6 H$ p; f9 i' z% l: [# t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.
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% M$ h: G" z8 P' y7 }Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- M$ k9 _1 B% n! L
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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.
7 F! }9 ]. \4 g9 }; R. xTVBNOW 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。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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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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! W+ ^ |) S6 G$ ^Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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/ }5 z$ g* d, A% f$ j+ l& d: s) e公仔箱論壇Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' trucktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 U* m* C. i, g
9 b x1 x+ q# C0 A e" J( Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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.3 E- I. Q/ B$ A, E3 H$ P( m3 a
8 |) T" Q _) }+ v* }: 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.公仔箱論壇1 v, p7 a; l/ N; n
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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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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.$ o7 }. f5 |9 {! P" Q
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) ~$ F( w( n9 N c" M9 z- w 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。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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' s, P3 ^: h! S: X/ T& d7 ~ WHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ F! A! G# m6 N; p; h
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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.
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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.公仔箱論壇/ S) L8 O- v9 m3 T: R. H% s8 [" W* h
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.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。( S+ r" S y) G1 ?0 t( G/ c
8 Y% f; K+ s* Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRelic: 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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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallyTVBNOW 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 R1 p% H8 w" ~! b
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THE QUEEN'S WAR! \8 |7 U# |& e9 [ H7 \! n
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945公仔箱論壇$ s" y& b$ n' K! h2 z2 K
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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.
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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 J5 v8 d0 x# F0 W5 Z0 Z7 X- j
: q4 z8 q0 H/ x( B' CPrincess 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.5.39.217.76# e x" t& `& {- G
/ H! \4 R9 F( | h9 LHer 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。# b+ r e5 Y3 L- \9 i
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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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" N1 }# i. G' i B: b+ h公仔箱論壇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,bttvb/ P( G/ ~0 k- |% I9 y8 Y
4 i/ L3 n, X, N/ D" S9 A$ a; `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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