Christine Keeler: A story of sex, intrigue and espionage which rocked the British establishment

Christine Keeler, the former showgirl at the heart of the Profumo scandal of the 1960s, has died aged 75 and here Chris Moncrieff reflects on the woman at the heart of the notorious Profumo affair in 1963 which rocked the Establishment, convulsed Westminster and ultimately contributed to the downfall of the beleaguered Tory Government the following year.

CHRISTINE Keeler was the central and seductive figure in a searing story of sex, intrigue and espionage which led to the shaming of John Profumo, who was forced to quit his job as War Secretary, and to leave Parliament altogether.