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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Queen Elizabeth Reacted "Very Calmly" to News Her Royal Courtier Was Actually a Russian Spy

Queen Elizabeth glares while wearing a green suit and matching hat.

Queen Elizabeth II was a woman of many talents. In fact, according to a new report, the former monarch barely blinked when she learned that one of her courtiers was a Russian spy.

As reported by the BBC, "Art historian Anthony Blunt was for decades Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, overseeing the official Royal Art Collection, and in 1964 admitted he had been a Soviet agent since the 1930s." However, it was reportedly almost a decade before the monarch was given the vital information.

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