RIP Christine Keeler
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 1:16 pm
The Monica Lewinsky of her day, the model/showgirl/prostitute (depending on which version you want to believe) had affairs in the 1960's with British Secretary of War John Profumo and a Soviet diplomat. Her affair with Profumo may have been orchestrated by Soviet agents. After news of the affair broke, Profumo first denied it and then admitted it and resigned his seat in Parliament. The affair was also believed to be a major factor in the resignation of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan a couple of years later and the Conservative Party's fall from power in the next election.
Plus ca change, plus la meme.
Age 75 (she was only 19 at the time of the affair)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... r-obituary
Plus ca change, plus la meme.
Age 75 (she was only 19 at the time of the affair)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... r-obituary