Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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7 h( c% H8 n# p/ F) U* T! K( y0 Q7 yPUBLISHED: 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.9 b4 }$ J' T% i3 U
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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.5.39.217.761 v6 |) [1 o8 l- I: Q9 U
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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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$ s. k, w. L4 D. ]# {) JMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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: `& f- J4 Q' E) n9 n9 r- MThe 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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3 |) s" O( C# B0 z. KTaken 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. 0 |- z r! q+ N1 X5 G% S, I; F2 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.公仔箱論壇8 `. M3 b6 @$ k) ?! V" C
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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.5.39.217.76& |9 f! n7 f) j: Y- H: J2 I
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: i2 L) ^( L o# u/ j8 J: F/ _: @5.39.217.76Princess 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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' o9 y) g) [; j; X# R& I0 Z7 \- k; bIn 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. k" \% X, ]: `3 o% R5 G
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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.
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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 lefttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ ~. Z2 V; c3 c- y! F
2 W( z* ~ M9 C5 N' V) ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.9 ~' t; j/ p/ b: P I/ 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. e' R7 n# Z/ \/ P" T7 w, D7 t
'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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k# r* T: X! Q5 YMr 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.0 q* w% @: X* _7 `7 C; {0 U `# K
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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,bttvb: b R; ]# [9 {1 Z
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$ s& ?" p* G! q$ h2 h' b, E5 fTVBNOW 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。Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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4 F5 a) ^: Q0 }) }- ? N& dThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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7 n( P- R B9 @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.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。/ H/ W7 X5 A* v2 z
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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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E& V, r. u, }$ y+ Y; mHer 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. ! z- y/ ~- L) s$ U8 w/ E
9 K$ B- M; u& O7 l9 rAnd 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1 E; ]# p$ X' }/ n7 h, V
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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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1 Y4 m3 S) ]: k& l) B6 I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.公仔箱論壇+ D" _1 j7 O- o7 A9 d; H
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