Upon seeing the presented evidence in court, the judge, Lord Wheatley, said: There is enough in her own admissions and proven facts to establish that by 1960 she was a completely promiscuous woman whose sexual appetite could only be satisfied with a number of men. At the age of 15, she became pregnant with the actor David Niven's child while on a holiday on the Isle of Wight, but the pregnancy was terminated. This was his third marriage - after wedding Janet Gladys Aitken and Louise Hollingsworth Morris Vanneck. Margarets family was eminently respectable, and they couldnt have a single whiff of their daughters so-called disgrace getting out. . She told her parents all about her romp with Niven, as well as the scandalous results. Her plan? The Duchess, born Margaret Whigham, married Ian Campbell, Duke of Argyll in 1951, and it was the couple's divorce trial that has gone down in history. Best known for the explicit Polaroid . Margarets dignity took a hit in her later years, but her personality seemed to curdle as well. Our editors are instructed to fact check thoroughly, including finding at least three references for each fact. Born on 1 December 1912, Margaret Whigham was the only daughter of a Scottish businessman and millionaire, George Hay Whigham and his wife, Helen Mann Hannay. Still, compared to the next part of Margarets life, these youthful indiscretions look like absolute childs play. Following the scandal, he offered to resign from the cabinet but his resignation was declined. While the documentary suggested that both Duncan Sandys and Douglas Fairbank Jr could both possibly be the 'headless man', other sources have also speculated over the man's identity. Heated debate breaks out after woman claims wiping just with loo roll alone ISNT enough - so which side do you fall on? On the surface, it looked like she was on top of the world. Margaret was utterly devastatedbut she didnt deal with her grief in the best of ways. Clearly, her second marriage was in deep troublebut no one had any idea what was really around the corner. Because Margarets private stash of photos was now public evidence, newspapers of the day got a full view of the single most infamous snap in Margarets collection: One where she was kneeling down in front of a headless man. One can only assume that the Dirty Duchess would be loving the Hollywood treatment. I let my sugar babies go through my dead wife's wardrobe - they love it and I find the experience 'therapeutic'. Later, when they met again, Ian had inherited the dukedom, but the eccentric 10th Duke, his late relation, had let things fall to wrack and ruin. "She. . Phelps hopes her new screen version of the court battle between the 11th Duke of Argyll and his supposedly unstable, "Dirty Duchess" will do something to restore the reputation of his wife, played by Foy. You know, this despite the fact that Margaret had certainly been out among men for quite some time. Instead, they humiliated her. And when it came to Kidston, she was particularly ruthless. Speaking to the Daily Record, author Lyndsy Spence said that she had conducted extensive research into Margaret Campbell's life for her book The Grit in the Pearl: The Scandalous Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, which included speaking to a relative of the businessman Joe Thomas. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Thing is, that wasnt even the most scandalous part. Ticket Price (15% VAT) She died aged 80 in 1993. During her marriage to Sweeney, she had three children, one who was a stillborn girl, as well as a son Brian and a daughter Frances (who went on to marry the Duke of Rutland), and she also suffered eight miscarriages. On December 21 1960, the New York Daily News informed readers the Duchess of Argyll would soon jet home to London. Channel 4 thinks this was actually someone else - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. And once she was finally free, Margaret let loose. Margaret agreed to marry him. By Hayley Maitland. You know that trains in Bangladesh have different high-quality seats. A FORMER Tory minister has been implicated in the Duchess of Argyll's "headless man" sex scandal of the 1960s. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll's infamous 1963 divorce captured the public's attention with its twists and scandalous revelations. But there were disturbing indications of what really happened. Husbands hiding things from wives, mothers from children, and generation from generation. Margaret had only grown more beautiful as the years passed, and when she made her debut she was almost too gorgeous to look at. She began appearing on television programs, making a cameo appearance on the talk show After Dark to discuss the Grand National horse race. She never did shake off the "Dirty Duchess'" nickname, though. In the documentary, the makers stated that Margaret said at the time that the only Polaroid camera in the country at the time had been lent to the Ministry of Defence - although the claims have never been confirmed. The Duchess Of Argyll's Life Changed Massively Post-Divorce. Well, guess what? We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Now, the story - which involved illicit Polaroid pictures and a maelstrom of headlines - is the inspiration behind the BBC's latest drama series, Joy for Pippa and James Matthews as their seven-month-old daughter is christened at village church, Earl Spencer shares touching childhood photo of his late mother from his personal archives, Prince and Princess of Wales host Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway at Windsor Castle. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Comply with the table below to know Chuadanga to Khulna train ticket price for all classes. Obviously, Margaret had to choose just one manbut she threw a cruel curveball at her lovers. Mid-way through the After Dark broadcast, Margaret had to bail out of her commitment and walk off stage because, as she claimed, she was so very sleepy. The photos were part of a lawsuit filed by the Duke against the duchess as part of a divorce proceedings, and a list of 88 men accused of having sex with her in the backyard. Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to New York, where Margaret spent . The Duchess refused to reveal who the man is, leaving the press to speculate about his identity. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chuadanga District had a population of 1,129,015, of which 564,819 were males and 564,196 females. With this disappointment in her wake, Margaret turned to a desperate ploy. A POLAROID picture was one of the key pieces of evidence in the scandalous divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. 12 years later, the duke sued for divorce, accusing Margaret of infidelity and producing evidence, in the form of Polaroid photographs of Margaret engaged in sexual acts, to prove it. A decline that would end in a shocking incident. The polaroids in particular captured the press' imagination, though the identity of the 'headless man' was never revealed. She became known as the 'dirty duchess'. Getty Images. Yet there was a far more likely culprit. In 1963, a judge dissolved the marriage of the aristocratic Duke and Duchess of Argyll, condemning the latter as a promiscuous woman with a "debased sexual appetite." A wealthy heiress and one of the most colourful figures of the swinging sixties, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, married the Duke of Argyll, her second husband, in 1951. There was also a polaroid of a man pleasuring himself, again headless. But it was here that tragedy struck. When we do, we depend on our loyal, helpful readers to point out how we can do better. Duchess of Argyll divorce: What was the headless man Polaroid picture? "In 2013, Margarets stepdaughter-in-law Lady Colin Campbell claimed the duchess had told her it was American airline executive Bill Lyons but I think I have stumbled upon the most likely truth. 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The case soon became a tabloid sensation, with Margaret dubbed the dirty duchess and the identity of the headless man in the Polaroid pictures being widely speculated on (Sir Winston Churchill's son-in-law, Duncan Sandys, was one of them, as it was reported only the Minister of Defence had access to a Polaroid camera). His next idea would be the couples downfall. She got a nightmare instead. But these boys were just practice for the man she was about to meet. Frustratingly enoughand key to everything that followedthe mens heads were often out of frame, making them impossible to identify. She was the belle of yet another society wedding, she had a title and a powerful husband, and people still considered her one of the best-dressed women in the world. He had been flying through a dust storm when his entire plane broke apart beneath him, sending him to his end. Making distraction rewarding since 2017. 48 Upper Grosvenor Street was once dubbed by John Paul Getty as "Number One, London" and it was the Mayfair house where one of the most celebrated sex scandals of the Sixties took place. The best revenge might be living well, but that doesn't mean we can always turn the other cheek. During the divorce proceedings, the Duke produced various incriminating letters and photographs, which he took from the Duchess's Mayfair home. Margaret's rumoured affair with the ex-press officer at the Savoy was named as one of the key affairs in the divorce proceedings. The first episode of A Very British Scandal took viewers by surprise as they watched The Crown's Claire Foy enjoy three sex scenes in the first 30 minutes of the first episode - with two different . So when Wheatley eventually granted the divorce, he did it with biting cruelty, sneering that she was a completely promiscuous woman and wholly immoral in his final judgment. [1] As she once summed up, referencing both her love of animals and her signature pearls, Always a poodle, only a poodle! He had Margarets car wiretapped so he could know where she was at all times. But there was more hope to lose. She kept mum on identifying any of the men she was in the photographs withthough there might have been a scandalous reason for this. Born to a Scottish millionaire, she grew up in New York City and attended some of the most exclusive private schools in the country alongside some of the best, brightest, and definitely wealthiest heirs and heiresses of her day. One of the men accused of being one of Margaret's lovers, and named on a list that the Duke of Argyll produced in court, was the Hollywood actor Douglas Fairbank Jr. The Polaroid has since become known as 'the photo of the headless man', and the man's identity has long been the subject of speculation, with many books and programmes debating who he could have been. American businessman John Cohane was names as another one of Margaret's lovers. "She. The Polaroid Affair. . As someone who self-identified as always vain, Margaret always cared much more about her beauty than anything else. Her lovers reportedly included comedy giant Bob Hope, French . Her father, in particular, was beside himself with rage. Married in 1951, Margaret was at the height of her fame as a glamorous and stylish socialite, and had even been name-dropped in Cole Porter's song, You're the Top. Friends claimed that, of all the people in her life except family, Margaret only trusted her pets. a self-confessed wolf. Actually, thats putting it kindly. In 2000, a Channel 4 documentary sought to discover who the man really was, with two names in particular raised as possible candidates. Although Margarets experiences with Niven were her first time with a man, one time in her case was very much enough. Margaret Campbell, the famously beautiful Duchess of Argyll, had been a celebrity - and a source of scandal - from even before her debutante days. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll at their wedding in 1951 Credit: Getty. Margaret Campbell might have been thrust into the spotlight, but she wasnt about to drag anyone else there with her. To him, she was just a bank account. The photo, in which the man was only captured from the neck down, became knows as the 'headless man' Polaroid. A POLAROID picture was one of the key pieces of evidence in the scandalous divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. But, no. And when she did finally become pregnant for more than a handful of months, it somehow got worse. The deb of the season became "the dirty Duchess." This spectacular (and spectacularly sexist) fall from grace is the subject of A Very British Scandal, the upcoming BBC drama starring Claire . Still, it took a dark turn. We want our readers to trust us. It wasnt meant to be; she had a stillborn little girl instead. . The case soon became a tabloid sensation, with Margaret dubbed the 'dirty duchess' and the identity of the 'headless man' in the Polaroid pictures being widely speculated on (Sir Winston Churchill's son-in-law, Duncan Sandys, was one of them, as it was reported only the Minister of Defence had access to a Polaroid camera). Another, racier Polaroid, showing the Duchess pleasuring a man, was also produced. In the late 80s, the Dirty Duchess found a new way to make some quick cash. Some peoples lives get strictly divided into before and afterbut nothing can hold a candle to what Margaret was about to experience. Namely, although she was ostensibly looking for marriage and stability, she sure wasnt acting like it. The Duchess, Margaret Campbell, was a British socialite known for her lavish lifestyle and a string of high-profile affairs. View our online Press Pack. 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