Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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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.
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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 V# c% Q7 u$ i" M) |/ ?1 U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.( l* k0 g7 O, ?
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1 Y" n9 U# V4 J: jMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on
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, s% Q5 s5 s4 Y9 [4 M' S1 L mThe photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.0 o1 `# h/ y8 l1 o
$ o" H8 t1 C2 d7 ^" B+ U5 C公仔箱論壇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.
6 |* ]8 L) H) f" s! ^9 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance
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/ i4 D7 e" T9 F. ]& ~0 F3 {# atvb 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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# v3 h( L. q. X* E6 _3 X: x3 jIn 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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# c6 h% h% Z0 r( ^5.39.217.76On 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& ~& o; G0 j9 h& Z6 c* U
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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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0 I5 w. d3 V X1 S' S- v, Wtvb 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.
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5 A6 z2 W: N1 P, n( P" i. N( hThe 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 left5.39.217.76. _1 Z# ~% u" F
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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.
% e# z* X5 `( B6 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'- g7 r$ K' ^1 G3 V
5 L. I" @2 N6 x9 N. F1 FMr 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,bttvb1 Z+ t& I' f( J2 M& F! O3 v
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As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.* I& X5 f/ `3 d- t6 r
R" k- j7 Z* A* H% @+ MRelic: 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 weekendTVBNOW 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。# E" _, P: a8 g3 C7 ]' L
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- R( v7 m* G* P3 ^2 w6 F' y公仔箱論壇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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2 F1 [) F+ N2 a& H, Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WAR
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) G( k* p* v0 H! W. {- m" O5.39.217.76The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945TVBNOW 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。4 a( T7 T' H8 n( L
5 E$ n4 }0 X2 RThe 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.) X2 i) p# g0 \7 l
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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.5.39.217.76. j9 ]/ E# i5 J, d- |5 `9 g
$ q5 W3 m$ o4 B9 IPrincess 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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6 U! T% _9 |* n5.39.217.76Her 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.
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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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Shortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.6 s- e3 J+ F D7 V5 {$ H' L( T
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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.公仔箱論壇- E. F( Q/ u8 S y
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