Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for nearly a decade that Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy, newly declassified documents reveal.

Queen Elizabeth II went nearly 10 years without knowing that royal household member Anthony Blunt was actually a Soviet double agent.

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 ...

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

Shocking new details have recently come to light regarding Anthony Blunt, the former surveyor of Queen Elizabeth II's pictures, suggesting Her late Majesty was not told for almost ten years that a key ...

The late Queen was not officially told that one of her senior courtiers was a Russian spy for almost a decade after he confessed, secret MI5 files reveal today.

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.

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.

Anthony Blunt.© AP Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.© REUTERS A passage about Queen Elizabeth II's reaction after learning Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy.© PA Images via Getty ...

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 ...

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) ...