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
