Jan 15, 2025 · Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser’s double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didn’t want to add to her worries, newly declassified documents reveal.

Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for nearly a decade that Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy, newly declassified documents reveal.

Jan 14, 2025 · Newly released MI5 files reveal that, for nearly 10 years, the late monarch didn’t know that royal household member Anthony Blunt was actually a Soviet double agent. According to the BBC,...

Jan 15, 2025 · Recently declassified MI5 files have shed light on one of the most infamous chapters in Cold War espionage, revealing previously hidden details about Soviet infiltration in Britain's intelligence establishment and the royal household.

Jan 14, 2025 · Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost a decade that a long-serving royal art historian had confessed to being a Soviet spy, according to newly declassified documents.

Jan 14, 2025 · Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for almost a decade that one of her most senior courtiers had confessed to being a Soviet spy, according to newly released MI5 files.

Jan 14, 2025 · London: Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser’s double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didn’t want to add to her worries, newly declassified documents reveal. The files about royal art historian Anthony Blunt are among a trove from the intelligence agency MI5 released by Britain’s National Archives.

Jan 14, 2025 · Newly released MI5 files reveal Queen Elizabeth II wasn't informed about her Surveyor of Pictures, Anthony Blunt's double life as a Soviet spy to avoid causing her distress. Blunt confessed in 1964 but retained his job until he was publicly exposed in 1979 by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Jan 14, 2025 · Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser's double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didn’t want to add to her worries, newly declassified documents...

Jan 14, 2025 · Queen Elizabeth II was not told about her long-time art adviser's double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials did not want to worry her, newly declassified documents reveal.