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Princess Margaret Was "Barely on Speaking Terms" With the Queen Mother Over One Controversy, Says Royal Author

Sarah Bradford wrote about the "traumatic" 1950s incident in her biography of Queen Elizabeth.

Marie Claire · Aug 29

Why Queen Elizabeth "Trained Feelings Out of Herself," Leaving Her Inept at "Showing Affection," According to One Former Politician

"Awkward issues were left in abeyance until it was too late."

Marie Claire · Apr 26

Royal Aide Reveals How Queen Elizabeth Reacted When Prince Philip Started "Pinching Her Bottom Repeatedly and Growling"

"Philip ran after her..."

Marie Claire · Apr 20

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Queen left in dark after courtier unmasked as Soviet spy, MI5 files show

Queen Elizabeth was left in the dark for almost a decade over the full scale of the treachery of one of her most senior courtiers, according to…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025

MI5 files suggest queen was not briefed on spy in royal household for nine years

Documents indicate monarch was informed Anthony Blunt was Soviet agent in 1973, though he confessed in 1964

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Elizabeth II ‘very calm’ when warned about Russian spy Anthony Blunt, newly released MI5 documents show

MI5 reveals confessions of three members of infamous Cambridge Five spy ring as tranche of documents released into National Archives

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

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.

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

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The Queen's special link with Aberfan born from tragedy

Her Royal Highness has returned to visit a number of times since the tragedy

Wales Online · Sep 8, 2022

How Elizabeth became Queen watching baboons at sunrise from Kenyan treetops

It was February 6 1952 and the 25-year-old princess and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh were in the African country on a Commonwealth tour.

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

New, exclusive letters between the queen and Australia's governors-general show the evolution of a relationship of equals

More than a year after the High Court’s decision in the “Palace letters” case, which said the queen’s correspondence with Governor-General Sir John Kerr is not “personal”, more letters have now been made public.

The Conversation · Jan 18, 2022

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