May – Keeler poses for iconic Lewis Morley photos

20 May – Ward complains to Home Secretary Henry Brooke, Wilson and Sir Wavell Wakefield about the police enquiries and says he no longer feels he should keep quiet about Profumo lying to the House

Keeler sees Ward at Bryanston Mews for probably last time

21 May – Ward gives press statement, but no papers run his story

25 May – Wigg raises national security in House of Commons

27 May – Edgecombe’s appeal dismissed

27 May – Robin Drury tapes interview with Keeler and she mentions Fenton and Comacchio

4 June – Profumo resigns

5 June – Gordon trial for Keeler assault begins, after first day Gordon decides to self-represent

7 June – Gordon is convicted of ABH, sentenced to three years

Drury asks for £15k to turn tapes into a book, Keeler refuses so tapes are burnt but Drury keeps a copy and later asks for £10k to not give the tapes to the police

8 June – Ward arrested for living off immoral earnings

9 June – Sunday Mirror publishes ‘Darling’ letter

News of the World runs ‘Confessions of Christine’ story, and continues it on 16 and 23 June

11 June – Gordon gives notice of appeal

Eddowes tells press Ivanov asked Keeler for information

14 June – Rice-Davies interviewed by police, during which she mentions sex parties including infamous ‘man in mask’ event

17 June – Parliament debates security

24 June – Lord Denning opens his Inquiry

28 June – Ward committal proceedings

3 July – Ward given bail

6/7 July – John Hamilton-Marshall tells police he was responsible for Keeler’s injuries

Drury gives his tapes to police

7 July – The People discover Camacchio

July – Denning interviews Keeler, who has become convinced Ward is a spy

16 July – Police interview Camacchio

18 July – Police interview Fenton

22 July – Ward trial begins

30 July – Gordon appeal is upheld

30 July – Ward takes an overdose after summing up at his case

31 July – Ward remains in coma in hospital, but trial continues, and he is found guilty

3 August – Ward dies

6 September – Keeler, Paula Hamilton-Marshall and Olive Booker are arrested and charged with perjury

Keeler buys Linhope Street house

25 September – Denning Report released

2/3 October – Perjury case committal proceedings

18 October – Macmillan resigns

6 December – Keeler pleads guilty to perjury as advised, sentenced to nine months in Holloway

1964

8 June – After serving six months, Keeler released, returns to Linhope Street

1966

Astor dies

1993

Prime Minister John Major decides to keep secret documents related to Denning Report confidential until 2048

Keeler travels to Russia to meet Ivanov as he promotes his memoir

1994

17 January – Ivanov dies

2006

9 March – Profumo dies

2010