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Há 4 dias · The fuse for the scandal was first lit in the summer of 1961 at Cliveden, a stately Buckinghamshire estate owned by Lord Astor. It was there in July that John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan‘s Conservative government, first met Christine Keeler, a striking 19-year-old model and topless dancer.
Há 1 dia · Michael Caton-Jones' film 'Scandal' starred Joanne Whalley, Ian McKellen and John Hurt and focused on the British political incident, the Profumo affair,
Há 2 dias · The first general election I was actively involved in was in 1964, when I was at university. It came after 13 years of Tory rule, and the Tories had lost their charismatic leader, Harold Macmillan, to be replaced by Alec Douglas Home who did not have quite the same appeal. The Government was exhausted and beset by scandals, the most well-known one being John Profumo and Christine Keeler ...
Há 2 dias · Most famously, or notoriously, it was at a Cliveden party in 1961 that Conservative minister John Profumo met a 19-year-old dancer Christine Keeler.
Há 1 dia · There aren’t many five-star spas in the world that can boast both serenity and scandal, but the spa at Cliveden House legitimately can. Luckily, said scandal (the Profumo Affair rocked the ...
Há 2 dias · Sir Alec Douglas-Home had succeeded Harold Macmillan as prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party in October 1963. Macmillan’s government had been badly rocked by the sensational political sex scandal involving the Secretary of State for War John Profumo.
Há 1 dia · Here are five London hotels with a story that we’ve come to love. Courtesy of Beaverbrook Town House. Beaverbrook Town House. Politician and proprietor of the legendary Daily Express and Sunday ...
