Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II5.39.217.76( z3 v, `2 D; T
By Daily Mail Reporter
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8 l; q, z5 c3 | s+ s- XIn 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.# k4 {& E' w6 O" Z# C7 H- \! O
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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* F# ^6 e3 P0 f- w S
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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.# o3 p/ Y8 [& J! h% x$ H r
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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.5.39.217.762 L! [& R- n2 }9 [6 l, `% d1 |
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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; w b5 u* o
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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3 c8 x/ \6 ?8 `; X% u0 [Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulancetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& c5 r# F+ c3 Z3 E. ^/ N. \
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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! q5 u$ b! z# G) T2 P$ M8 {; x+ q8 S
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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.
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5 C6 T4 W6 d3 ~4 u5.39.217.76On 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. i, x% N4 k% |( x/ i/ H3 y0 o8 y
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8 b6 S' v" j1 J2 R/ Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIan 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.公仔箱論壇$ w, ^3 k8 G J+ e# y( f' A
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; \6 l1 q6 R3 c+ Y" eThe 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 leftTVBNOW 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/ H9 [- }! F% I6 I$ B7 K7 J
2 Z0 M T2 i( y& K# JHe 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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: I; c, O. N' x9 r* h: L! QHe said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.
7 `* P/ {" y3 `% w'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'公仔箱論壇& E |( R( C2 ~
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 F' X2 i8 R0 D4 Z( r0 V: m
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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,bttvb0 R+ S& Y/ {% M( W: }. [+ [ S* @! X
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" s; Z. b4 z, OBringing 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 WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 19457 B6 A+ R- m- E- {
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- Y% Y6 N+ I$ V6 w1 I2 mThese 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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/ X; r' q* e( m1 b/ o) h+ b% U" qPrincess 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. 5.39.217.76$ ?1 T. b$ I+ r2 s/ ~
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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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! n6 m, ]) c* v+ c4 ?% G% F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.
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7 i- S8 w0 M$ w$ O0 c! g4 M+ VShe 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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