Posted on 12/05/2017 1:48:02 PM PST by iowamark
I remember it very well.
First time I ever heard the words, “call girl”. At least they were pretty which I can’t say for some of the girls involved in more recent scandals.
Hardly anything is said about Yevgeny Ivanov. According to him, his affair with Keeler wasn’t reported to his bosses in Moscow, because it was just a private fling. His wife left him over the affair, so who knows.
He was recalled to the USSR in 1962, well before the Profumo affair broke. Seems like he had dibs on Keeler first.
She is pretty.
Who is she?
And one day Macmillan was coming downstairs,Al Stewart, Post World War Two Blues
A voice in the dark caught him unawares
It was Christine Keeler blowing him a kiss
He said "I never believed it could happen like this
But oh, every time I look at you
I feel so low I don't know what to do
Well every day just seems to bring bad news
Leaves me here with the post World War Two Blues"
John Hurt was in it, but Ian McKellen (with shaved head to try and look like the middle aged original) played John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War (and hence a potential target for Soviet blackmail) who was involved with the 19 year old Keeler. She was also shagging the Naval Attache (read KGB spy) at the Soviet embassy. Quaint by today’s standards, but probably the sort of thing the Democrats are dreaming about for anyone in Trump’s circle.
Bkmrk.
I don’t really recall the details because well, times were different and I was a fair tad younger at the time, but this was the hottest of hot salacious “hottie brings down a government” scandals. Kind of interesting that her death brings it up at this particular time.
The real tragedy was Edward Heath beating out Enoch Powell for leadership of the Tories.
Mandy Rice-Davies
What became of her?
My father (USMC) was stationed at the Pentagon at that time so in our household news like that was quite discussed. Anyway, it was a big deal.
Guess that's why they call it "acting".
Not guilty.
5.56mm
Joanne Whaley Kilmer
Ex of Doc Holiday
"'Cause London's drowning and I....I live by the river."
Since about half or more professional actors are fudge packers pretending to be straight is a basic skill.
I was always fascinated with photos of her. When politicians’ girlfriends looked good.
Joanne Whaley Kilmer
Ex of Doc Holiday
She’s currently Margaret Duchess of Burgundy...sister of Edward IV of England and great great aunt to Henry VIII
Thanks, she doesn’t look that old.
The Labour governments were very anti-communist.
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