Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II5 Q. |5 y5 `( L4 r
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012 : e3 ~' i* V, Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# b* y. l5 ?4 R6 M7 T
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.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。0 E4 u2 D) P2 u4 g U; g' R
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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.; k6 L* T* N) q! k
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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. : J- a4 ]3 D$ W: t$ j: ATVBNOW 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。 # t* p+ {& X- r/ y+ i7 m% eTVBNOW 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。 9 `% A: v) p. K: I7 }9 b7 T) ]$ [/ c
Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks onTVBNOW 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。: y, Q" a+ b/ L7 E U* ~. C
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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. ( R: A8 L: ~5 H# q5.39.217.765.39.217.76# |; l3 O& i' K
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. F/ X5 [! f6 b/ e( h+ G, Z
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.% }4 w$ Y5 |/ 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. 8 a1 A0 A% T2 }+ C" g# ^/ N; lTVBNOW 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。 % ^% X2 C9 D9 U- I7 A- J ( r; i( {! D& P F5.39.217.76Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance* m. Q- |5 [' v6 X6 }( S2 S! q
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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 , `; F0 l: j3 t# E# P+ p; d# Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb . d: N/ j4 p- I3 n' lTVBNOW 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。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.公仔箱論壇) |* P3 |5 Z0 B
! B4 d, D% ?: R% S! fOn 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.- b* y/ ^+ k8 Y$ M8 m/ s" t2 Z
# N+ X% L; u; k5.39.217.76A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. ' Y4 k, N2 l1 V5 U/ bTVBNOW 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。5 k# K( g7 E( i. d
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.5.39.217.76# N$ I9 @! 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 & W3 G- @) z! V9 v公仔箱論壇 # |- F% A% D. P5.39.217.76He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen. " i6 b9 q% H6 g# k8 r 7 t0 O" ~- ` LHe 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,bttvb2 H$ }8 r8 K$ G" Z8 n
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'7 i/ z6 K$ i; m" C: k
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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. ; O" @! h& |/ B2 r3 N ! L* l2 c. P7 vAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen. " B( j$ e& q4 }公仔箱論壇 ! l9 ^' B. I+ i. _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。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 weekend # p& u+ d. w( T5.39.217.76 + d t1 p) Q0 d7 l( W" lTVBNOW 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。 公仔箱論壇2 b4 @$ |- c( |% q
Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally$ _# I# c x# v8 M
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: G7 a8 |) y3 W& ?* B3 rTHE QUEEN'S WARTVBNOW 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。; r2 ?; B$ R9 f) ^. U 5.39.217.762 Z$ |% n% n7 D" n' h
The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945 1 }* E& |! f% e7 @8 z: t+ M " W8 J/ t: i) W; ^1 j5.39.217.76The 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., V: Z4 i1 \4 W
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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.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。" N7 Q/ c3 Y% k! R0 N4 I1 {7 d2 H
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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.公仔箱論壇; R S* r1 ~$ o' a1 E
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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( K7 M! }; \) V7 E
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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.公仔箱論壇, Z: _: U T" ?5 a! @) k& u H7 d
V8 ?& [) g# }9 D R7 e1 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.5.39.217.762 h, R1 ]/ Y8 `0 a4 @4 s' U r
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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. 4 S8 ]" k: h% E5.39.217.76" E4 M% H0 I, M8 D3 \, _8 a3 L
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