Kept in the dark: the Queen wasn't told about a Soviet spy on her staff
New archival material released in the UK have revealed some unexpected details about one of the biggest spy scandals connected to the British Royal Family. Files newly released by the UK spy agency MI5 show that Queen Elizabeth the Second wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser Sir
Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told about Soviet spy in her palace, declassified MI5 files show
Newly declassified British documents show that 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.
Declassified MI5 files reveal Queen Elizabeth unaware royal art curator Anthony Blunt had spied for Russia
Documents newly declassified by MI5, Britain's internal intelligence agency, show the late Queen Elizabeth II was not informed for almost 10 years that a member of her staff had spied for the then-Soviet Union.
Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for years about a Soviet spy in the palace
Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for nearly a decade that Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy, newly declassified documents reveal.
Queen not officially told for years about Palace spy, MI5 papers reveal
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.
Elizabeth II kept in dark over Palace traitor Anthony Blunt
Newly-declassified files show the Queen was only told the full story a decade after royal courtier confessed to spying for the KGB.
Queen kept in dark over palace traitor Anthony Blunt, declassified documents reveal
When the Queen was finally told the full story in the 1970s, she was characteristically unflappable - taking it "all very calmly and without surprise".
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MI5 documents reveal her private secretary ‘saw no advantage in telling her’ about treachery of Buckingham Palace art expert
Queen Was Not Told Aide Was Soviet Spy For Years, UK Records Show
Queen Elizabeth II was not told officially for nearly a decade that one of her most senior courtiers had admitted he was a Soviet spy, newly declassified British files revealed Tuesday.
Elizabeth II left in the dark over Anthony Blunt, newly released files reveal
QUEEN ELIZABETH II was left in the dark for almost a decade over the full scale of the actions of one of her most senior courtiers, according to newly released official files. In 1964, Sir Anthony Blunt, the surveyor of the Queen’s pictures and distinguished art historian, finally confessed he had been a Soviet agent since the 1930s.
The Queen, the spy and the decade-long conspiracy of silence
For decades, one question has lingered – when was the Queen told about Blunt’s betrayal? New evidence offers some answers
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