Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
3 k4 Q1 M. P6 }. V7 {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.5.39.217.76# F2 [+ h; \# i( l/ ?4 {. A- n8 Q
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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.公仔箱論壇/ l! U4 \# l; R' y6 _; Z
( F: f8 _3 X$ s) pThey 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.* S9 d5 ^ i2 y8 `
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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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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. 7 ^; {* X' Y+ R. f
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% w* o/ S0 ~9 \
- {" X. d- h0 D# D. Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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9 B, A ~2 L6 I; q5.39.217.76Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance5.39.217.765 i! u: k ]( q r* v$ @7 W
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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' truck5.39.217.76% g' Y; o5 V+ d" Q
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& g; L G) e- k, `+ y
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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.
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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.公仔箱論壇8 O+ t( g+ l, n! s
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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公仔箱論壇; s, W/ F0 B! v$ \. X
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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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# `" L; c* L/ H7 Y& x$ h- _. ]! }He said: 'At a time when the nation is celebrating our monarch these pictures are a reminder of how she has served us all.公仔箱論壇3 \' W6 W: M) E, e
'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'
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! O5 C4 R1 g4 e7 }4 IMr 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.5.39.217.763 f r2 E7 o% W* {0 H
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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 weekend( [ V2 f7 Q8 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
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THE QUEEN'S WARtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 T, c6 n0 V: U2 ^/ E- k
! X8 f9 z j% L公仔箱論壇The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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q+ Q+ t* k a2 _. c5 PThe 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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" ?% K. Y/ a; x0 ~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." d& P7 [ R- Q' G; [
3 B8 C4 i% V3 A1 N' @; KPrincess 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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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb x5 ?( s7 o/ ~5 W) }# J' O
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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./ R& V4 S% M- ]/ k0 \
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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.
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5 y' R W8 v, NShe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ P" n: v: N4 W
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