LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed about the treachery of a senior palace courtier for nearly a decade, newly declassified documents reveal. Anthony Blunt served as the ...

Queen Elizabeth II went nearly 10 years without knowing that royal household member Anthony Blunt was actually a Soviet double ... Queen Elizabeth II and Anthony Blunt at the Courtauld Institute. AP.

In 1964, Sir Anthony Blunt, ... 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, ...

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 ...

Professor Anthony Blunt, former surveyor of the Queen's pictures, photographed at the Courtauld Institute with Queen Elizabeth II on Nov. 15, 1979. / AP ...

Professor Anthony Blunt, former surveyor of the Queen's pictures, photographed at the Courtauld Institute with Queen Elizabeth II on Nov. 15, 1979.

Anthony Blunt, former surveyor of the Queen's pictures, photographed at the Courtauld Institute in 1970 with Queen Elizabeth II PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Shocking new details have recently come to ...

Anthony Blunt, former surveyor of the Queen's pictures, photographed at the Courtauld Institute in 1970 with Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth’s very surprising reaction to news one of her aides was Russian spy In 1964, Sir Anthony Blunt, the surveyor of the Queen's pictures and distinguished art historian, finally ...

Queen Elizabeth was kept in the dark for many years over a Soviet spy being embedded in one of the most senior roles in the family. ... Anthony Blunt, admitted to being a Soviet spy.

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.

FILE - Professor Anthony Blunt, former surveyor of the Queen's pictures, photographed at the Courtauld Institute with Queen Elizabeth II on Nov. 15, 1979. (PA via AP, File) ...