Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II5.39.217.76+ w* n( X; a4 ~# A6 s! C* t8 N$ }
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012 & l `1 K8 P4 c5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇9 w% W: W% N; D# e) p! S8 R
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。# \! _; z8 Z; E' ?
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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. % q$ Q/ ^0 i W" x$ Z Q6 l& w. ?4 w& J# z" c2 x4 t* f
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. & t1 x5 ?. [6 U% h. |; ]! K5 M' O ! a! |2 B( j" D( t, d( {5 b/ w
Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on ) T# x# F1 R% V1 F+ v) P公仔箱論壇 : n3 \: [, C+ H0 t) V3 g" g0 S公仔箱論壇The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.3 S7 t4 Y! G) f) n# q
* V( @7 k% w1 u- v" }' N7 gTaken 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 |( w% u) C* P0 |4 m+ {
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. % T$ Z4 A5 A2 @1 ~, v* n& T$ J公仔箱論壇 : A6 A1 o, _$ l9 x0 ?公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇- `! c- R1 A0 h) P5 O- B0 q7 F+ x
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Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance 9 X3 G) x7 M* t' }/ f q( L5.39.217.76 Z3 d- ^2 [* p/ 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。 公仔箱論壇' U0 W# o, ^/ u a
Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' trucktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 l4 g# O; r7 _, p( u( m
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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.公仔箱論壇/ X0 [4 w. G- Z1 U
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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. 7 n$ }- F' t* \ * ~) h( [5 k7 {7 ?( XTVBNOW 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 flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. / B9 u9 Q7 |* u/ Y0 n: h4 F' u& R2 w* B7 O/ S, F7 q; T3 d6 l
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., d* J" Z4 \) O
1 S) o) p) T8 D2 u5.39.217.76 - t7 e z+ v" e8 \$ r) Z" ]/ 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 left & @; T* Q" l! _* I6 a公仔箱論壇 * s( K" E, S; k6 e, L! Y6 J1 [) _ dTVBNOW 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。He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.) K: X+ F" ^, V) Y: K. r
& [. N& ?6 }* f- b1 X3 u5.39.217.76He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all. - `/ P- ]; ~5 r$ ?! s/ L, v2 I4 x1 V9 ^公仔箱論壇'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.' g! {& r. H: t' m) k1 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。- B% k* ~8 \0 P' W$ ~: V, u' N5 ~
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. & a* L- E5 `$ v+ r, F5 [$ K& E z- u4 b. g! J1 G: t; p: Z" h4 ]8 w6 F
As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen. - ~1 O+ k6 R% f, UTVBNOW 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。 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! o1 r6 B+ ?8 ~/ P
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 weekend5.39.217.76$ f8 b! x& l5 f9 c
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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 ! J: R" y- Y; z8 w! y公仔箱論壇0 b; q4 l& v8 ]0 y' e+ o
. g b, k& U: HTHE 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。* F" h* G& W$ f& S3 g 9 G; n6 A/ k4 ^; w0 C. I+ zThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945 ! v! t3 M E! ]0 H8 H5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) y4 [* u+ Z8 i+ X1 N- U. Q+ B
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. $ X/ ]) v T: ]5 N) J" JTVBNOW 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。 + f; t( R7 \4 P* g& I% ITVBNOW 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。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。: ?) X3 v ^9 e
+ s; x" [" W, c$ ]: ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPrincess 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.( T. W- Z) i" S3 _4 K4 [
9 Y. S: Y ~0 n" hHer 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. 公仔箱論壇" r8 M) U3 B8 g3 P
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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. / p: r( o) b! J( L# |) S+ 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。; z* {( ~1 H8 U8 N
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; X& ]$ ^' j3 V6 [% D, a
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