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Summary:Some called it the greatest political scandal of the century as the affair of War Minister John Profumo and Christine Keeler became public. Others involved included osteopath Stephen Ward, and the young Mandy Rice Davies. Profumo resigned on June 5, 1963. Steven Ward took an overdose of drugs and died on July 31.
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