Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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8 d; L( c6 V+ `2 Q8 e4 zIn 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.7 R- x0 v1 f2 R- _9 B H
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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.
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2 e( k! O$ y( N# S公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇. o/ J; r) M; \5 c
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* ]- g* G( G( q4 c; D. sThe 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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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.
. I! n/ [& k4 J, rThey 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.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。8 |8 W. B5 B! ^5 r0 ]
% c/ {6 _" L) w& l5.39.217.76The 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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6 q4 j6 ^2 m/ A' g& \; {Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇) s& Q9 O! \2 U5 c4 D
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. o# x8 C& a" v7 p6 Q4 w5 E( ^9 _9 a; N- d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' truck公仔箱論壇, S: D y7 U0 U; m& R' y
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2 `, k$ b) o) Y9 ^8 t公仔箱論壇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.
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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* a- r, Q3 n9 G3 d! `
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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
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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$ U2 W! c7 W2 ~4 k2 q
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'4 f4 ?, R+ l7 J! D
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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,bttvb, J9 Q" e! I# t# P" o
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As 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 weekend8 G x1 r; S$ _ z7 Y# w+ v' P
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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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' @/ C1 d' l3 A% |. _- X5.39.217.76THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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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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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. : z5 S2 H% h, B( B' B7 p: h
0 Q1 ^, |3 v) o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4 O8 h. I) Q' |+ N( d6 c7 S
5 [% v* Y' {+ J- u, @1 |9 e$ ~& uShortly 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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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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