# A nice collection of photos

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-nice-collection-of-photos/89767>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [April 24, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-nice-collection-of-photos/89767 "2015-04-24T19:16:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-nice-collection-of-photos/89767/1 "2015-04-24T19:16:54Z")

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…of HRH QE II during her WW II days as a Royal Army truck driver and mechanic.  
In honor of her 89th birthday, I thought that it would be fitting to post this in the Car Talk forum.  
Enjoy!

> **[Elizabeth in the army: When the Queen was a truck mechanic](https://mashable.com/2015/04/22/queen-elizabeth-army/)**
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> Photos from 1945 show Queen Elizabeth when she worked as a truck mechanic in the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-nice-collection-of-photos/89767/2 "2015-04-24T19:20:39Z")

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Perhaps the nicest treat I’ve had in a long time. I’ve always had the utmost respect for the Queen and now I have even more.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-nice-collection-of-photos/89767/3 "2015-04-24T19:26:36Z")

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Nice collection of shots.

I enjoyed this story:

> **[That time badass feminist Queen Elizabeth gave Saudi Arabia's king a lesson in...](http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/feminist-boss-lady-queen-elizabeth-gave-saudi-arabias-king-lesson-power/)**
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> It involves the royal Land Rover.

Especially when paired with that photo.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-nice-collection-of-photos/89767/4 "2015-04-24T19:43:10Z")

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Who would have thunk? Actually she does look a lot like someone else in the news lately.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-nice-collection-of-photos/89767/5 "2015-04-25T00:57:21Z")

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Nice.

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**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-nice-collection-of-photos/89767/6 "2015-04-25T03:52:07Z")

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Nice pics. Thanks.