For a decade, Queen Elizabeth II lived without knowing that her own art advisor, Anthony Blunt ... had been recruited by the Soviets since his days as a young professor at the University of ...

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.

The sculptor behind a statue of Elizabeth II said he studied "endless" imagery ... "We agreed we would like a young queen represented in stately robes," he said. "I think her great beauty was ...

Only 25 years old when King George VI died, Queen Elizabeth began her reign in 1952. She ruled longer than any other British Monarch. Smithsonian collections reflect her influence on global history ...

Yet the young queen of course took on ... The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II followed 16 months later, on 2 June 1953. Muse of Cecil Beaton and Annigoni, formidable parliamentarian, and cosmopolitan ...

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 documents reveal.

Queen Elizabeth II was just 25 when she acceded to the throne ... the story of the Queen’s happy childhood and her life as a young woman. He traces her life from her birth in 1926 until the ...

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary ... Princess Royal. As a young woman, Elizabeth served in the British Auxiliary Territorial Service. She was seen as a British icon and was ...