Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II
2 M9 D/ G H6 k: [- \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy Daily Mail ReporterTVBNOW 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。8 j- C% b& s" J& ^6 u4 g
PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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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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7 W- `" c8 B' l5.39.217.76The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.
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9 [3 @# R( b: d5 Q" [5 M' itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ J, ]! R/ k+ ~2 H8 s% ]$ i: C
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' y1 Y6 i3 v% t6 ]2 zMucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on5.39.217.763 i, V+ J' k1 C* D2 W
9 w. T& T( e) a1 U6 o6 D l5.39.217.76The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.5.39.217.769 Z2 h0 J3 m- u8 X6 X& ?
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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.
1 L2 p: `1 x' \公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.761 m& l" g W' s! m0 B: O
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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.5.39.217.76' t% c) F' O2 Q) x0 ]) S% D& }
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2 J/ x% }! b0 B+ e5.39.217.76Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance公仔箱論壇' O9 G* I( b% m% {4 I: t& _+ m
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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' trucktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 `8 p9 ?+ K: E+ T8 n. x+ 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.
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( [9 h! x% C' t; m$ }5.39.217.76On 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.5.39.217.76, a5 V" y* O V7 v5 e
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. ; @: X g2 y- L+ F( V* L
* V7 V U- J, ^ k0 \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。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.
e* ?# Y7 D f/ R) x$ c5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。4 C; d7 U( W! Z6 t1 Z* \
8 z7 G. Y0 E! N' ZTVBNOW 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。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。6 L+ f q3 d( w- p0 @5 l2 P6 V
' W0 i, v- o6 \1 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.) M- k0 ?- i3 I/ N" D1 \
! s! h2 L! P- e$ w3 ]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# C9 m. Q& y; ~$ i
'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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9 f. \' A1 x8 q% t- X+ N# 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。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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& r# B0 ^4 U& a- P2 C, V+ `( q$ k公仔箱論壇As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.8 H4 t7 o1 j/ ^6 y' a$ |+ ^+ u3 T5 s
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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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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally5.39.217.76* @6 _. \8 R) p/ \: O# `! _0 U/ z# z
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9 X, n" p. s' Z* d5.39.217.76THE QUEEN'S WAR公仔箱論壇# Y1 }: v9 x# i" o2 z
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" N8 B1 P+ M0 x0 q- o' ?
! o' ?; v" u4 e% t' u( c9 k公仔箱論壇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.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。9 V, g4 j% x4 s
0 y* Z9 \: V- e8 b8 U! u( _' S( ~5.39.217.76These 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,bttvb8 H8 U$ f( C7 V7 w
; T1 ?" L9 M* [6 B8 ]公仔箱論壇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.5.39.217.76, E7 `& h2 `9 a1 _2 F
9 e: D6 I: O9 q& H" @' N" C1 Z, PHer 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- [4 r! w! J8 @8 t6 d8 n
9 K3 T. M0 L8 q9 @* j' i% |9 dAnd 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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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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# Z. [( Z k. V$ [; EShe 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, `8 z$ d) J* f3 M! e: C+ t
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