london christine keeler model dancer whose liaisons british minister soviet diplomat height cold war shock britain embroil government notorious political sex scandal die age 75. keeler relationship marry minister war john profumo meet age 19 swim naked grand buckinghamshire estate colleague william astor shock socially conservative britain early 1960s front-page revelations also affair soviet naval attache yevgeny ivanov titillate public shine light social sexual mores britain secretive rule establishment profumo force resign lie parliament relationship political diplomatic firestorm help bring conservative government prime minister harold macmillan 1963 profumo affair still see watershed moment change british attitudes sex class keeler son seymour platt tell guardian newspaper die tuesday night suffer months form lung disease lead humble lifestyle scandal never escape notoriety bring lot good around chris rather tragic life family around love platt quote say think happen back day quite damage black-and-white photograph naked keeler sit astride arne jacobsen chair remain define image lurid scandal retell several time screen stage include musical even add expression british lexicon trial stephen ward man bring keeler profumo together fellow showgirl tell another establishment figure deny sex well would respond mandy rice-davies late life keeler regret scandal unfold say victim wish time old would able answer speak stephen young girl say christine keeler woman centre britain 's big sex scandal die