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14:05 GMT, 24 May 2012 The Daily Mail

Ever seen The Queen change a car tyre? Unseen pictures of Her Majesty serving in World
War II

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.

The amateur photographs show the teenaged future monarch setting the example followed today
by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.

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.



The photographs have now been uncovered after they were donated in an album to the Yorkshire
Air Museum, in Elvington, near York.

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.



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.

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.



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.

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. He said a set of the
photographs had been copied and mounted in an album, which was duly sent to the Queen.