Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II5.39.217.767 C7 Q7 o/ a: w! p. c8 a
By Daily Mail Reporter
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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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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.
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- }9 h% a2 f: ]' }, c* u# ^# IMucking 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.
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% m- {. ~' T2 v5 mTaken 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. ! N, q4 Z v$ F1 I1 p& G8 Y b5 B
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.7 A" f# N) k' W d7 X4 L3 v5 W4 J1 H0 f
. M3 p/ x+ E9 H0 x9 L; t; O" vThe 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.5.39.217.76) h/ `- Q. L+ j! h4 O5 X, i5 D9 f
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" {# _# x( [0 o- ?3 u% CTVBNOW 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。Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 AmbulanceTVBNOW 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。& u5 _1 `6 w: N, i ^/ u% {
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% \- W& }! s1 D: L1 rPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck% z3 P; P& y, h8 l% K
) M, r% d) V0 s! N1 qIn 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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- d+ q) H# ]: j m) u9 b+ ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn 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.公仔箱論壇' L. S# `$ l' C; N7 P, _3 M
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& C8 u: `. }4 Y* R0 F5.39.217.76Ian 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,bttvb0 \+ q( e" \% C
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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 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。: X& j; ]( ~7 O( 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.
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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.
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6 }- O5 S- v. ^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 weekend6 y" v- [8 E* w' j1 p- q. B
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5 \2 n, q6 } ^6 z# m5.39.217.76Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rallyTVBNOW 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 S" I, p1 Z- F6 `- N
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0 `8 h' F, p1 I" E/ O/ N' S6 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTHE QUEEN'S WAR
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' W2 o& A8 ]; p, k' _The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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! `' ?! P! e/ c5.39.217.76The 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.
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% `; f8 E7 C, F+ CThese 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) I5 i" Z4 G M2 g8 |
$ S0 m8 N# Z) ]5.39.217.76Princess 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.5.39.217.76, H- B/ L/ m* G0 H
/ Z2 N! E7 I2 F$ }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。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. % d) f; _% C0 L# u1 }; C
7 A' u! | g6 f/ B; i) _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.5.39.217.76+ c x, b7 f+ f! r
C/ T% b- x; |/ A( U, _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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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.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。 J0 p1 @. z+ U' N
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