July 22nd 2024.
The infamous Profumo sex scandal has resurfaced, and this time it involves none other than Prince Philip himself. The late Duke of Edinburgh has been implicated in a secret FBI document that has recently been released to the public. It all started when former FBI director J Edgar Hoover sent a cable to the US embassy in London over 60 years ago, claiming that the Queen's husband had ties to two women at the center of the scandal - Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies.
The cable was kept under wraps in the US Department of Justice archives until a recent Freedom of Information request from the Mail on Sunday brought it to light. In the cable, Hoover mentions a rumor that was brought to his attention by Thomas Corbally, an American businessman involved in the espionage sector. Corbally was a close friend of Stephen Ward, the man who introduced Keeler, a 19-year-old model, to John Profumo, the secretary of state for war.
For those unfamiliar with the scandal, it all began with Keeler's brief affair with Profumo, which lasted only a few weeks. What made their relationship so scandalous was the fact that Keeler was also involved with a Soviet commander at the same time. This caused quite a stir, especially during the height of the Cold War.
But it wasn't just the affair itself that caused a frenzy. Keeler's other romantic entanglements also raised eyebrows, particularly her alleged involvement with Captain Yevgeny Ivanov, a Soviet accused of espionage. This all came to light in 1963, when the affair between Keeler and Profumo was exposed, putting immense pressure on Harold MacMillan's government.
In the end, Profumo was forced to resign, and the scandal had far-reaching consequences. Keeler, on the other hand, faced legal repercussions. In December 1963, she was sentenced to nine months in prison for obstruction of justice and perjury. This was due to her providing false evidence in court when she accused another ex-lover of assaulting her. However, she only served four and a half months of her sentence.
Looking back, the Profumo scandal was a tumultuous and controversial time in British politics and society. And now, with the release of this secret FBI document, it seems that even the royal family was not immune to its scandalous effects.
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