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11 unusual facts about Christine Keeler


Christine Keeler

The photo shoot, at a studio on the first floor of Peter Cook's Establishment Club, with Lewis Morley was to promote a proposed film, The Keeler Affair, that was never made.

In July 1961, Ward introduced Keeler to John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War, at a pool party at Cliveden, the Buckinghamshire mansion owned by Lord Astor.

At the time, Morley and Keeler were already famous, but the photo propelled Arne Jacobsen's model 3107 chair to stardom.

David Profumo

Profumo's book Bringing the House Down, covered the scandal brought about by his father's affair with Christine Keeler.

Gerda Munsinger

Despite being told by Pearson not to say anything further, Cardin disclosed during a press conference that "Olga" Munsinger had been involved with Conservative politicians; he compared the incident to the affair between John Profumo and Christine Keeler in the UK.

Joyce Blair

This record was referring to Christine Keeler, known in those days as being a crucial figure in the Profumo affair.

Lady Edith Foxwell

She was one of the few members of London society who remained close friends with Margaret, Duchess of Argyll after the "headless man" scandal which, combined with the John Profumo affair involving Christine Keeler, threatened to topple the Government of the day.

Model 3107 chair

The chair is widely believed to have been used in Lewis Morley's iconic photograph of Christine Keeler; however, the chair used in this photograph was in fact an imitation and not the original Jacobsen model.

Pillow talk

Pillow talk is conventionally seen as an opportunity for spies to obtain secret information, as Christine Keeler is said to have done in the Profumo Affair.

Stafford Somerfield

He prioritised shocking stories, and printed explicit details of Diana Dors and Christine Keeler's lives.

To mislead parliament

His affair with Christine Keeler, the reputed mistress of an alleged Soviet spy, followed by lying in the House of Commons when he was questioned about it, forced the resignation of Profumo and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's government


Malcolm Allison

Allison's outspoken nature and womanising were of great interest to the tabloids and it was reputed that Allison had relationships with Christine Keeler of the Profumo scandal, singer Dorothy Squires and two Miss UKs.

Nothing Has Been Proved

The lyrics of the song describe the actual course of the events and mention the main characters involved; Mandy Rice-Davies, Christine Keeler and Stephen Ward.