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Mandy Rice-Davies saw the Profumo affair as an adventure, not a scandal

26 October 2024

9:00 AM

26 October 2024

9:00 AM

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In the decades since the Profumo scandal gripped a nation, Mandy Rice-Davies has been fixed in the public imagination largely in the form of one verbal comeback and a photo. The comeback – ‘Well he would, wouldn’t he?’ – came after being told by a barrister in court that Lord Astor had denied sleeping with her.

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