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 2012www3.tvboxnow.com" b: s" T4 q; ]5 s$ Q
`; h8 [5 r* _www3.tvboxnow.comIn 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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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.
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Mucking 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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; F) m% x. v4 O/ l$ a" ~) tTaken 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. 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。7 C! ]0 n0 h: p' Z1 Q7 D
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.; b$ G. k* l5 { E- i
6 W# W" p6 W4 ]' iwww3.tvboxnow.comThe 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.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。0 z! {6 N* y+ y" p5 H
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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。7 T# i, Z2 G6 M/ N: y
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) _/ h- ]" g$ D/ s2 QPrincess Margaret (left) is shown in more typical royal attire as she chats to her older sister next to a 'Tilly' truckTVBNOW 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。1 a' I6 r& t! E' i1 }
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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.公仔箱論壇3 ?- s! u& x4 T' q0 ]# c
! J4 V- u* k) G( Dwww3.tvboxnow.comOn 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% I8 H$ [5 }' t* m$ s
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; ]2 p% u2 h. q3 f) b8 k& N! W
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3 \4 ]9 l5 s/ c5 P$ y) p1 m' fThe 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 lefttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 H$ H, b' U' N0 I' K" r' R( {
. A' M. J% e. R$ r' s/ A" O# R0 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe 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.
2 g5 w# D4 ~$ n/ s/ pwww3.tvboxnow.com'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.'. E5 S, C8 H% p1 l' F! P# P: Z
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, Q" D5 A" l( B0 O( @
+ x* Q) R! m& c: U, OAs part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ K8 {' M9 E6 d& K1 o+ W
# g: P2 _/ V' N2 G" {9 L& }- JRelic: 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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- R" y |# V9 M+ d0 b( E# z' o% ?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。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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/ }9 B0 V/ `7 B+ B: LThe Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945
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- O8 x- R& h) ? D- `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.
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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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! u$ x. y4 b6 d: a: B) n& ^' oPrincess 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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, ^, f) W" l% Y4 ^0 S: a, H( m: f* LHer 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. www3.tvboxnow.com! ?+ V3 P9 F" K( ~! l$ Y
+ t2 o0 c0 s: o$ N! K1 u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.
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) f- c* n2 M" F! FShortly 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。: G- }7 s/ m1 U; g, n8 I8 O/ h' b' @
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