Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for nearly a decade about the full extent of the betrayal of one of her top courtiers, according to recently released official documents. In 1964, Sir Anthony Blunt, the Royal Family's picture surveyor and renowned art historian, finally admitted that he had been a Soviet agent since the 1930s.
He was recruited as a young don at Cambridge into one of the most infamous spy rings of the 20th century. Despite passing vast amounts of secret intelligence […]
Queen Elizabeth ‘kept in dark’ over palace spy as treachery hidden for almost a decade
Amazing secret papers reveal how late Queen was kept in dark for 10 years about Russian spy infiltrating royal household
QUEEN Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for a decade about a Russian spy who infiltrated her household and was one of her most senior advisers, according to newly released MI5 files.
In 1964, Sir Anthony Blunt, the surveyor of the late Queen’s pictures and distinguished art historian, finally confessed he had been a Soviet agent since the 1930s.
He had been recruited when he was a young student at Cambridge and was a member of the most notorious spy ring of the 20th century, the Cambridge […]
Amazing secret papers reveal how late Queen was kept in dark for 10 years about Russian spy infiltrating royal household