Search results
John Profumo, the 46-year-old Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan's Conservative government, had an extramarital affair with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler beginning in 1961. Profumo denied the affair in a statement to the House of Commons in 1963; weeks later, a police investigation proved that he had lied.
However, what prevented this tawdry tale from being brushed under the carpet was the fact that Profumo was the Secretary of State for War and Keeler was also involved with Soviet naval attaché Yevgeny Ivanov.
Dec 30, 2019 · It was 1961 in London and 19-year-old model Christine Keeler was sleeping with both John Profumo, 46, the Conservative Secretary of State for War, and Yevgeny Ivanov, 31, a naval attaché at...
Dec 5, 2017 · Christine Keeler found herself at the centre of an affair that rocked the British establishment. The revelations about her relationship with the cabinet minister John Profumo hastened the end of...
Dec 30, 2019 · Police investigations into the incident soon led to the uncovering of Keeler’s affair with Profumo. In March 1963, Profumo denied any impropriety in a public statement to the House of Commons.
- 1 min
Christine Keeler (1942-2017) was a model and topless dancer who at 19-years-old had brief sexual relationships with both John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War, and Captain Yevgeny 'Eugene'...
Jan 26, 2020 · At the centre of it all was a 19-year-old woman called Christine Keeler, who became involved in an affair with Profumo at the height of the Cold War after they were introduced to each other...
