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Sir Anthony Blunt - Soviet spy

The distinguished British art historian was exposed as a former Soviet spy in the autumn of 1979. He was stripped of his knighthood when his past came to light.

Sir Anthony Blunt, a distinguished British art historian and curator of the Queen's pictures was exposed as a former Soviet spy in the autumn of 1979. He was stripped of his knighthood and publicly shamed as a traitor for being part of the Cambridge spy ring. Susan Hulme has been speaking to Christopher Morris who was the ±«Óãtv reporter sent to interview Blunt when the story broke.

Photo: Sir Anthony Blunt at the press conference in which he explained his motivation in 1979 (Credit: Aubrey Hart/Getty Images)

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Fri 20 Sep 2019 12:50GMT

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