How Queen Elizabeth Was Unaware for Years of a Soviet Spy Planted in a High-Ranking Position Within the Royal Family
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.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the late royal family member was allegedly not informed for nearly a decade that one of her senior courtiers, Anthony Blunt, admitted to being a Soviet spy.
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Recent MI5 documents reveal that art historian Anthony Blunt served as the Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures.
He was responsible for managing the artworks in the royal collection and would sometimes showcase her personal treasures to the public.
In spite of his shocking revelation, he was awarded a knighthood.
Blunt maintained his royal duties despite his confession and stepped down from his role in 1972.
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In 1964, he confessed to having engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union as a member of the infamous Cambridge Five spy network during World War II.
After the shocking revelation, the late Queen remained oblivious for nearly nine years, only receiving the information in the early 1970s.
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Documents made public by Britain's National Archives have uncovered the way the queen dealt with the startling confession almost ten years afterward.
It was noted: "She reacted with complete composure and no hint of astonishment: she recalled that he had faced scrutiny long ago in the wake of the Burgess/Maclean incident."
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