Christine Keeler

Christine Margaret Keeler (22 February 1942 – 4 December 2017) was an English model and showgirl. 

Profumo affair

At the height of the Cold War, she became sexually involved with a married government minister, John Profumo, as well as a Soviet diplomat.  A shooting incident between two of her other lovers caused the press to investigate her, revealing that her affairs could be threatening national security. In the House of Commons, Profumo denied any improper conduct but later admitted that he had lied. This incident discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan in 1963 in what became known as the Profumo affair.

Death
On 5 December 2017, Keeler died at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough, London from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was 75.

References

Other websites
 Christine Keeler (1942–), model: Sitter in 10 portraits
 Christine Keeler's private photo album


Category:1942 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Deaths from COPD
Category:English models
Category:English entertainers
Category:People from Middlesex