Christine Keeler - A sombre end

Those of a certain age may recall the name of Christine Keeler, the former model at the centre of the Profumo affair that shook British politics in the 1960s, who has died.

Her life was determined by something she engaged in when she was only 19. She was a stunningly beautiful young showgirl who was used and abused by powerful men including John Profumo, Britain’s secretary of state for war, and the Russian naval attaché, and spy, Yevgeni Ivanov.