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. ... Then-MI5 Director General Michael Hanley noted that ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for a long time about a major scandal during her reign. Newly released MI5 files reveal that, for nearly 10 years, the late monarch didn’t know that royal...

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 15, 2025 · The documents, released by the UK's National Archives, expose the exploits of Soviet double agents like Kim Philby and Anthony Blunt, members of the infamous Cambridge Spy Ring, and their shocking betrayals. They also unveil how Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark about a spy in her palace for years.

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 · 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 · 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 · 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 until...

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...