Newly released MI5 documents have revealed that Queen Elizabeth II was not formally briefed about the full extent of royal art surveyor Anthony ... Blunt continued in his royal role after his ...

Documents reveal how the monarch was not told the full story about Anthony Blunt, a Soviet mole inside MI5 and member of the ...

The MI5 files, released to the National Archives, reportedly contain Blunt’s full confession ... Elizabeth II’s reaction after learning Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy. PA Images via Getty ...

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Anthony Blunt, is pictured with a painting by Velazquez, in 1962 Despite Blunt's prominent position, few outside MI5 were told of this confession. The home ...

The newly declassified papers tell how the Queen was left in the dark about the scale of the treachery of Anthony Blunt ... was also not informed of Blunt’s confession. It was kept for years ...

New archival material released in the UK have revealed some unexpected details about one of the biggest spy scandals ...

According to newly released MI5 files, art historian Anthony Blunt was ... he was given knighthood. Blunt continued in his royal role even after his confession and retired from his position ...

Blunt, then known as Sir Anthony, confessed he had been recruited ... was also not informed of Blunt’s 1964 confession. Blunt was finally unmasked by prime minister Margaret Thatcher in a ...

Top secret MI5 files detailing first-hand accounts of confessions of three of Britain's most notorious double agents ...

Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t fully briefed on the espionage exploits of her art surveyor, Anthony Blunt, until 1973—a staggering nine years after his confession. The records, released by the ...

Art historian Anthony Blunt was for decades Surveyor of the ... and promised him immunity from prosecution. His full confession is included for the first time in these files.