Profumo affair

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John Profumo seated at a desk, wearing a suit and tie, holding a pen over papers in an ornate office, looking directly at the camera.

Christine Keeler smiling and looking slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait, dated June 17, 1963.

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British political scandal

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John Profumo seated at a desk, wearing a suit and tie, holding a pen over papers in an ornate office, looking directly at the camera.

John Profumo

John Profumo, 1960.

Jimmy Sime—Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Christine Keeler smiling and looking slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait, dated June 17, 1963.

Christine Keeler

Christine Keeler, 1963.

Central Press—Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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