Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World War II公仔箱論壇7 ]9 j9 Z5 g# `
By Daily Mail Reporter $ b! H0 B- B" |0 o/ P公仔箱論壇PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012 & p3 b. S% ~! L) v" }9 g! v, ? : C5 L7 ?4 r. t# a% ]% O7 d+ z: HIn 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. , N3 d w6 ~7 E) k0 H. n% G5 G: I" ~. u! k- Z
The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry. 7 c1 e) u0 f% ~1 ]% k公仔箱論壇7 k7 K# _! n* o0 ?3 b
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. % M- O+ v) G# A# Q # N% u0 d# o, K% h; W& S3 ? & O* b( l. d5 }1 ^( M5 `3 }公仔箱論壇Mucking in: The future Queen gets to grips with a wheel as Junior Commander Mildred looks onwww.tvboxnow.com7 a1 |+ Q9 Y4 z9 B
+ Z( D7 X5 b5 K* ^! @. Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.- l2 ]) h- h! L! y. e/ x
5 I* A2 M5 @! [3 r. R0 `tvb 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. 3 t' m. m- `' i m! Q
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. / s7 I c; E0 j1 c! Mwww.tvboxnow.com 9 s" \# Q0 \1 C" }( E: V" Y/ I0 DThe 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. ) D. v5 r$ ^: [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。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。 Q: i; L) }, ^) @; c ! ?. a$ k( ^8 {( g `9 rStanding to attention: Princess Elizabeth in full uniform poses next to an Austin K2 Ambulance 0 {( Y3 a8 w9 c* k" e8 M$ C/ q' m公仔箱論壇) v6 {; Y& P/ c( h- |& Z5 A0 I6 t ! x# O; g n( D6 v9 n! Z8 k1 zPrincess 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。: p4 p- H! m8 i& o3 v7 b3 G
# R9 p5 A6 x* B1 x% D7 N公仔箱論壇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 Z) m6 N; k! o. o- v! Z1 `+ w3 U4 y
7 z4 q- F" I) q5 f- Jwww.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. + h( \4 m6 }$ u8 D0 ^3 P; |www.tvboxnow.com 0 O% {6 a: O5 t K8 N2 ~) }7 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft, including helicopters and the Red Arrows, closed the event. # ]3 l. O+ k9 d" @: l+ R ; z2 y7 \# X. ^7 l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. Y+ b/ q7 N$ V6 @' i. wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇- x: ]0 g! e8 x7 n/ B; y - Y X6 u, ^* z/ m# U4 b1 iwww.tvboxnow.comThe 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,bttvb; J- C; Q& i9 \+ P$ g% u% t
; ]0 D$ k( h+ r% o$ ~He said a set of the photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.& a b4 B: j6 I; Q
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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. 1 i# n, a) g \7 E! c'They were donated by Mrs Hinchcliffe after her death and to the best of our knowledge they have never been seen before.' ! C* x t6 k/ o o6 W# J" B* hwww.tvboxnow.com # p$ e: z3 V# H# 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。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.公仔箱論壇4 H, F3 y+ x2 U4 L* v
( K. E5 J( F# ~1 @1 [3 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。As part of the celebrations three 25-pounder guns will be fired in salute to the Queen.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 K2 f! K8 ~! D% T & X5 ^; c) h f% t& ]& ORelic: 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 weekendtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" J* J! x2 w5 H2 S9 E
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* |0 b5 A0 `, x+ x* ?1 \8 t- l # Y; [* J$ u* @# Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBringing out the big guns: These war-era 25-pounders will be fired in salute to the Queen at the rally公仔箱論壇' `: s, J5 I/ T5 f0 e1 }; k# _
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( w' {* b6 C3 l' L) l8 } THE QUEEN'S WAR公仔箱論壇8 j; p4 i" Z, ^+ i, h8 s 公仔箱論壇1 l. @6 t7 m& _5 E# W* m
The Queen (left) studies a map during her ATS training in 1945tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 V: m/ m/ K& v0 R
; o* M5 `9 h7 ^2 G% Y. Z' Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.公仔箱論壇: {8 R4 K( l: c& F, k# W
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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.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。$ F2 {+ a* W4 o$ V" g7 k. u9 D' a' m
" E! H, v9 ^9 o8 I) R3 I0 ^' p1 hwww.tvboxnow.comPrincess 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. 4 ?% r; {, Y& f* M$ z, E5 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb * f5 w$ Q1 |$ ?7 d) nHer 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. : ~2 n b/ m& I$ B {9 K) q" ]3 q & _/ o, P) e( Y$ K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. & m2 Y! `/ ^* L5 `9 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + f4 [5 m5 M8 \$ y2 WShortly after that, in February 1945, she signed up with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service and was given the service number 230873.公仔箱論壇 N8 L/ Z% C" V# ]% w1 k
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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.0 ? S% f& @3 W8 [; W
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