Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
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PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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* ]1 u0 V! c9 n; K; t0 U' tTVBNOW 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 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。! R. |) Z& P8 Q% o
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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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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.5.39.217.76& i$ |4 b7 N) Z; r
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) v0 u. i- e# l6 DMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on6 [; f" m% M/ b6 O& R. Y/ G9 \* ` M
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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.3 T; k0 u# {! ?2 l* T
8 S% F! ?5 w8 d1 u9 S' s6 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTaken 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,bttvb* n' j5 `; d s3 l
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.
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! k1 S" L4 K w! R& n5 a+ SThe 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! \6 x' {' _( P4 S6 }
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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。# b/ U3 _. Z/ |8 i# N E- L3 E/ F* s
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# C% u. y9 I" p. e# w5.39.217.76Princess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck公仔箱論壇8 Q% s* j4 W5 y, M" q2 M* j9 w
7 T8 M, W: x0 M5 K2 H& f0 z" w/ 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。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.
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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.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。- D2 w R& l. L
" m& a: ?% ~1 L; l公仔箱論壇A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event.
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- `# `% K: a1 R# {+ j# N公仔箱論壇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$ p8 s3 \' Q" g. \/ w# `) W2 ?. t) z
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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。( Q% ^/ |) [ S4 y
! R- K2 G6 W: \) ]- _" W8 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.公仔箱論壇) t2 C2 X% q8 v1 @2 |0 c/ E- x
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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.
! {7 `. k6 a" \( B" K; d'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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, Q5 V. G' w$ ]$ uMr 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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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
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9 O" _. Z4 N+ ?5 m9 b1 b& V5.39.217.76Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally
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' [5 Z H: Z' k6 O) }9 aThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945公仔箱論壇 G2 q. U- _3 W! {% g
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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.
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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.
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# ?" T0 R" ~* R# J* 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。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" I# x, w0 r$ n' v, F
$ _+ R4 g P& k3 j8 W, B, r( 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。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.
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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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" r- Z; r m( j; z3 G d' Ptvb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" D& D3 _6 e- {& |
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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.5.39.217.76( Q6 ^( e W$ ]9 Z0 q! g
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