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 · 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 15, 2025 · Declassified documents confirm that the late Queen Elizabeth II of England was not informed until many years later that she had a KGB spy amongst her members of staff. She didn't like him...

Jan 14, 2025 · He admitted that he had handed over information to Russia’s KGB spy agency while working as a senior MI5 officer during World War II. The double agent also said that he had been in touch...

Jan 14, 2025 · As a senior MI5 officer during the Second World War, he passed vast quantities of secret intelligence to his KGB handlers. However, he was allowed to keep his position at the heart of the British establishment amid fears of a major scandal if the truth became public.

Jan 14, 2025 · Blunt, who worked at Buckingham Palace as surveyor of the Queen’s pictures, was under suspicion for years before he finally confessed in 1964 that, as a senior MI5 officer during World War II, he had passed secret information to Russia’s KGB spy agency.

Jan 14, 2025 · LONDON (AP) — 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...

Jan 14, 2025 · Queen Elizabeth II was left in the dark for almost a decade over the full scale of the treachery of one of her most senior courtiers, according to newly-released official files.

Elizabeth II reacted ‘very calmly’ in 1973 when warned by MI5 about the media frenzy expected to follow the death of Russian spy Sir Anthony Blunt, who had been the surveyor of her pictures...

Jan 14, 2025 · Blunt, the Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures, confessed in 1964 to giving information to the KGB while working for MI5 during World War II. The released documents indicate that Blunt experienced "profound relief" after his confession. He also retained his job and knighthood for cooperation.