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A 1938 photo of John Profumo, who was later appointed Secretary of State for War. (Wikimedia Commons)
Profumo carries new wife Valerie Hobson over the threshold in London’s Regent’s Park, 31 December 1954. (Interphoto/Alamy Stock Photo)
Profumo returns home after admitting an affair with Christine Keeler, 18 June 1963. (Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo)
Christine Keeler arriving at the Old Bailey, London, 1963. (All Star Picture Library Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo)
Christine Keeler on her way to court, 1963. (Wikimedia Commons/The Dutch National Archives)
A 1940s ad for Murray’s Cabaret Club of Beak Street, London, renowned for its lavish floor shows with showgirls in skimpy costumes. (Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo)
Eugene Ivanoff, Assistant Naval Attache of the Soviet Embassy in London, with his wife at a 1961 reception. (Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo)
Dr Stephen Ward on his way to the Old Bailey, London, 22 July 1963. (CSU Archives/Everett Collection/Alamy)
Dr Stephen Ward being carried from his home to an ambulance after taking a drug overdose. (Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo)
Mandy Rice-Davies, 18, leaves Marylebone Magistrates’ Court in London after giving evidence in the trial of Dr Stephen Ward. (PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo)
Mandy Rice-Davies pictured at Amsterdam Airport Schipol in 1964. (Wikimedia Commons/The Dutch National Archives)
Viscount Astor of Cliveden and Bronwen Pugh on their wedding day, 10 October 1960. (Keystone Press/Alamy Stock Photo)
Aloysius ‘Lucky’ Gordon with his solicitor. (Keystone Press/Alamy Stock Photo)
John Edgecombe (Johnny Edgecombe), October 1963. (Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo)
