King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions (1936–1952); last Emperor of India; founder of the postwar Commonwealth
Declassified MI5 files show Nye Bevan’s parliamentary activity and travels were closely watched from 1933 until his death in 1960. While the service suspected Communist links at times, it records nothing tapped and notes Bevan’s tame file after his death. New material also covers other intelligence cases ahead of royal events and among Soviet and German operatives.
Under Buckingham Palace during a decade-long reservicing, workers uncover artefacts and documents, including a 1949 whist drive ticket and 1966 Great Train Robbers coverage, alongside details of Queen Elizabeth II’s 1977 diplomatic reception. The project aims to replace ageing infrastructure, with fire risk from VIR cabling identified and removed.