Olivia Colman, left, portrays Queen Elizabeth II in a scene from the third season of “The Crown,” and Queen Elizabeth II at the Sydney Opera House in 1973. (Netflix, left, and AP) (AP) By ...

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.

Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost a decade that a long-serving royal art historian had confessed to being a Soviet spy, ... a KGB officer who attempted to defect to the West in 1945. ...

When season three of “The Crown” premieres Sunday on Netflix, the year is 1964, it’s election day, and Queen Elizabeth II is dealing with a problem that seems straight out of the future.

Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022 at the age of 96. ... a KGB officer who tried to defect to the West in 1945, bringing with him details of moles inside British intelligence ...

LONDON (AP) — 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 worries, newly declassified ...

In 2007, the former KGB officer was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, being made a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and St George (CMG) in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.