For those of us of a certain vintage, this name conjures up the era of Swingin' England, rockers and mods and what have you. For you kiddies, she helped bring down a prime minister back in the early 1960s. She died yesterday.

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dmay
For those of us of a certain vintage, this name conjures up the era of Swingin' England, rockers and mods and what have you. For you kiddies, she helped bring down a prime minister back in the early 1960s. She died yesterday.

This is true.

Some years back I was reading another politician's autobiography and realised something about the dates that this happened. At the time I had been collecting old films that were about the university I then worked at, and had come across film of the speeches at the installation of the university's new (& first) Chancellor, and the awarding of a honorary degree (or ten) to a slew of individuals that included the then Prime Minister - Harold Macmillan. He gave an upbeat speech saying things like the speeches were like hearing your own obituary.

The Keeler link? Macmillan had been told the day before this that Profumo had admitted lying to Parliament, and the day following this Profumo was due to make the admission public in a resignation speech in Parliament - events, as dmay has written, that contributed to the end of a very well defined era in the UK.

It was the day before the storm broke.

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She was hot, her lips were flashing red .........



ROCKMAN

She had a very tough life apparently. Sad.

This brought back some memories.
My father, who passed away yesterday, knew Profumo and had corresponded with him. They met many moons ago (before I was born), in what was then called British Honduras... long story.

My condolences on the loss of your father.

Condolences indeed, WWOTC. Cherish those memories.

Her affair was subject of one of the new season episodes of the Netflix show “The Crown”.

Sorry to hear that, Wanton.

She was definitely a Victim..as was the late Stephen Ward.
As always, the Establishment won out.

For me she was made famous in an Al Stewart song. RIP.

I knew of her from this one by the Kinks.

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RIP