Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War IItvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. k6 x X4 f" q& D. A4 u1 G5 N- `2 F& `
By Daily Mail Reporter9 F) |4 `8 X6 E% r5 O; S
PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012
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7 [7 k1 z h5 ~. G0 d9 QIn 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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8 X% C5 Y0 V5 x9 F* v" M 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。The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ j1 }0 }! b4 z% }* G4 x
* ~5 S+ M# j# x8 fThey 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.3 o) |/ G. T0 M3 V7 [2 o
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Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks on公仔箱論壇8 K0 Q0 G. j. ^2 y9 z0 y* {
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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. 公仔箱論壇! o% {/ B( O5 \( w8 A
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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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.
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5 E& T7 t2 h9 @* }6 `5.39.217.76Standing to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance/ Q; c( r" t' \0 j5 L7 K* ?5 ~
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) l V! q: y# [) f# d: t' gPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truck
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8 m! X0 ^1 M7 g. g5.39.217.76In 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./ S5 C: q, q/ [3 z% z" I G. r# 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.
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A flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, j6 y: v$ S$ i0 n# z: G+ A' r
# z6 s- c/ ]0 s' p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/ V6 t6 a/ I. k! s( U0 a Q1 y1 M* 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。" R c9 E9 [4 ?6 I( H
K' g' s+ h5 x0 X% wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 m& P1 U5 Y0 J8 F. h1 ?$ ]
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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.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。. k5 [5 t2 ~8 c1 ]
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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 weekend8 Q& O: o) P1 q
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Bringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally1 r& U' X. \( B! F' @; U
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THE QUEEN'S WAR
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The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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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.公仔箱論壇2 O3 z9 U. ^. E' u0 f
& X: o/ w. }, i6 Y# UPrincess 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& i1 `5 ^7 o! X4 u* [( n8 G' s# r
* B% d, D# C3 y' w `) u公仔箱論壇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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- V, ~: U8 z0 x$ Q. g* Z ?$ C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.5.39.217.763 ]5 Y K, ] Q" {" d, a
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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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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.
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