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Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for years about a Soviet spy in the palace
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed ... exposed to the public by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, speaking in Parliament in 1979. The security services ...
The Independent16d
Top KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86
His intelligence was subsequently crucial in guiding Margaret Thatcher in her early contacts ... the former KGB officer was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, being made a Companion of the Order ...
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Queen Elizabeth II wasn't told about Soviet spy in her palace, declassified MI5 files show
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details ... Blunt was publicly unmasked as a spy by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons in November 1979.
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A Russian KGB spy at court hidden from Elizabeth II
Declassified documents confirm that the late Queen Elizabeth II of England was ... The then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, confirmed it in the House of Commons. A national scandal ensued.
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Queen Elizabeth II kept in dark for years about Soviet spy in palace, MI5 files reveal
Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost a ... Blunt was finally outed as a spy in 1979 by Britain's then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons. The art expert died aged ...
London Evening Standard17d
Top KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86
On August 2 1985, in a daring operation personally approved by prime minister Margaret Thatcher ... KGB officer was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, being made a Companion of the Order of Saint ...