Amazon has even produced a series in 2022, A Very British Scandal, based on her electrifying court battle with her husbandin it, Claire Foy plays Margaret, while Paul Bettany plays Ian Campbell, the Duke of Argyll. Sandys's identity is "conclusively proved", the documentary makers believe, by the duchess's claim that the only Polaroid camera in the country at the time had been lent to the Ministry of Defence . Plus, there was another disconcerting sign: Margaret had a locked drawer in their home, and his dark fantasies about its contents drove him mad. One Polaroid image, in particular, taken in 1957, cast Margaret as an infamous trollop in the pages of the tabloids. Friends claimed that, of all the people in her life except family, Margaret only trusted her pets. (Image credit: BBC) In 1963 the Duke initiated divorce proceedings after discovering a selection of nude polaroid pictures of his wife upon breaking into a locked cupboard whilst she was away . Then, looking at the cushion, And its not that sort of cushion. Duchess of Argyll divorce: What was the headless man Polaroid picture? When the Duke realized what he was looking at, nothing was the same ever again. . But there was more hope to lose. She dated around whenever and wherever she couldand with a face like Margarets, she certainly wasnt spending her time with normies. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Wedding to American golfer Charles Sweeny in 1933, Being Presented at the third court of the season in 1934, Recuperating in Hove following a fall down a lift shaft in 1934, Marrying the Duke of Argyll at Caxton Hall in 1951, With Frances at a Lancaster House Party in 1955, With Frances at Queen Charlotte's Ball at The Grosvenor House in 1955, With the Duke of Argyll leaving the pier at Tobermory in 1956, With Frances at Beirut's St George's Hotel in 1958, Outside the law courts in the Strand before being sued for slander and libel by her former social secretary Yvonne MacPherson in 1960, With the Duke of Argyll at the family seat, Inveraray Castle, in 1960, At the premiere of Kings Of Kings in 1961, At Zia Foxwell and David Kruger's wedding in 1969, With her poodle Louis at her Mayfair apartment in 1985, At the opening night of Chess The Musical in 1986, At the Hairdresser of the Year party in 1986, At her Grosvenor House apartment with Louis in 1989, The society beauty found herself at the centre of a toxic divorce case in 1963, after it emerged that both she and her husband had conducted multiple extra-marital affairs. Another, more salacious Polaroid released in 1963 proves quite the contrary. The movie star was named as Margarets lover, one of the 88 men on the list that the Duke produced in court. You know that trains in Bangladesh have different high-quality seats. She was widely regarded as one of the most beautiful young women in the UK at the time, and her sexual adventures became the stuff of great gossip. There's something about the family structure that encourages secrets. Obviously, Margaret had to choose just one manbut she threw a cruel curveball at her lovers. Margaret Campbell was a British socialite who was embroiled in a sex scandal during the 1960s and became known as the "dirty duchess." . Then again, right around this time, Margaret went off the deep end herself. . Oh, Peggy. The creators of the documentary claimed Sandys' identity was "conclusively proved" by the duchess's claim that the only Polaroid camera in England at the time had been lent to the Ministry of Defence. 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). In 1947, just a bare four years after her traumatic accident, Sweeny and Margaret filed for divorce. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll's infamous 1963 divorce captured the public's attention with its twists and scandalous revelations. But it was here that tragedy struck. Instead of going for either Greville or Aiken, she dumped them both and went with another man entirely: The businessman and avid golfer Charles Sweeny. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Talking about the series, actress Claire Foy who plays Margaret Campbell said: "The premise is that it is an untold story of something that was a scandal. Margaret had always had an innate sense of style, so when the public got wind of her upcoming wedding day, everyone was salivating to know what dress she would wear. Being sexy is no longer about natural looks - glamour girls & TV stars look like filters, its scary, says Sam Fox, Prince Andrew 'refusing to leave' Royal Lodge mansion for Frogmore - and is 'pleading with King Charles for a top role', Treat Mum to something special this Mother's Day gift ideas from 23. As Margaret recalled, doctors thought she must have grabbed onto the elevator cablethis is what likely saved her lifebecause her fingernails were torn and bloody. Instead, she ran right towards him and her doom. Catherine of Aragon is now infamous as King Henry VIIIs rejected queenbut few people know her even darker history. Yet there was a far more likely culprit. For what its worth, yes, Margaret was very aware of the homage to her and mentioned it in her memoirs. In the spring of 1931, Margarets carefree life came to an abrupt halt. With their parents and chaperones otherwise occupied with their own vacation, the teenagers managed to find ample time to, er, explore their personal landscapes. When the dust cleared, luck prevailed. The judge also called her a completely promiscuous woman whose sexual appetite could only be satisfied with a number of men. As the 1970s dawned and free love became a more accepted concept, youd think Margarets image would get re-habilitated. Margaret's rumoured affair with the ex-press officer at the Savoy was named as one of the key affairs in the divorce proceedings. That May, she got word that her lover Glen Kidston had perished in a horrific plane crash. On brand for a high-class woman, and Margaret even quipped she was there to, put the point of view of the horse. 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. But dont take this to mean Margaret was settling down. Rebounding from a breakup is always risky, and Margaret was rebounding from a full-blown tragedy. That, and three strands of pearls! 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Credit Solution Experts Incorporated offers quality business credit building services, which includes an easy step-by-step system designed for helping clients build their business credit effortlessly. Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, remains fascinating among a certain set. Cracks in this life of leisure, however, quickly began to appear. 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. For further updates, please refresh the page, Britain's most expensive house goes up for sale at jaw-dropping price, The gorgeous Georgian mansion - named The Holme - boasts 40-bedrooms, a tennis court, a library and a sauna. A FORMER Tory minister has been implicated in the Duchess of Argyll's "headless man" sex scandal of the 1960s. Margaret Campbell often visited New York during separations from her husband. Campbell's ex-husband, the 11th Duke of Argyll, played in the film by Paul Bettany, asserted in their very public 1960's divorce proceedings that she had slept with 80 men during their . Sadly, thats not what happened, and Margaret may have been her own worst enemy. 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. a self-confessed wolf. secret recording, bribery and an explicit Polaroid . forever 'the Dirty Duchess' in the eyes of the public . 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. While in the nursing home bathroom one day, Margaret had a severe fall that broke her neck. 'The Dirty Duchess'. During the divorce proceedings, he listed 88 men who he believed his wife had an affair with, including Hollywood actors, two government ministers and three British royals. 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. But behind the scenes, she was already living a horror story. Thing is, that wasnt even the most scandalous part. During the divorce process, the Duke produced a Polaroid photograph of the Duchess performing a sexual act on another unidentified man - nicknamed "the headless man" - that he had found . She is remembered as a nymphomaniac socialite who disgraced the Establishment when her diaries and sexually explicit Polaroids were . But according to Sweeny, the woman who returned was not the wife he had known before. A decline that would end in a shocking incident. Jane Beadon (stepmother) Ethel Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll ( ne Whigham, formerly Sweeny; 1 December 1912 - 25 July 1993) was a Scottish heiress, socialite, and aristocrat who was most famous for her 1951 marriage and much-publicised 1963 divorce from her second husband, Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, The Duke and Duchess of Argyll at their wedding in 1951. The future Duchess of Argyll was born Ethel Margaret Whigham on December 1, 1912, in Scotland to a millionaire father. She claimed he had slept with her own stepmother, Jane Corby Whigham. Namely, although she was ostensibly looking for marriage and stability, she sure wasnt acting like it. The promised sight of Margaret in her Norman Hartnell wedding dress gummed up traffic in the surrounding area of Knightsbridge for three hours. . Rescuers located Margaret, and, miraculously, she was still alive. Campbell even had a crumbling abode, Inveraray Castle, to match his moodiness. "She. The contents of her locked cupboard revealed the whole, sordid truth. Who was the Duchess of Argyll, Margaret Campbell? The marriage did not last long before fractures began to form, and the duke, suspicious that his wife had been unfaithful, hired a locksmith to break into her private drawers while she was away in New York. In his court papers, Argyll accused Margaret of sleeping with no fewer than 88 men over the course of their marriage. Not that men didnt try: By the end of the season, the court named her their debutante of the year and Margaret had her pick of suitors, any of whom would eat out of the palm of her hand if shed asked. It was more than enough for the Duke of Argyll to file . The centre of the country's first major slut-shaming case, socialite Margaret, Duchess of Argyll . Husbands hiding things from wives, mothers from children, and generation from generation. In a countersuit, she claimed that the duke had been unfaithful too, but not with just anyone. The next years of Margarets life paved the way for the infamy she was about to achieve. 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. As she once summed up, referencing both her love of animals and her signature pearls, Always a poodle, only a poodle! By Hayley Maitland. . Still, compared to the next part of Margarets life, these youthful indiscretions look like absolute childs play. Still, it took a dark turn. She actually used her upcoming nuptials to cause even more drama. "The dates matched too as Margaret was in New York in 1947 and 1948 and Polaroid brought out their first camera in 1948.". Shortly after her birth, the family moved to New York, where Margaret spent . Channel 4 thinks this was actually someone else - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. According to them, the man is almost certainly Hollywood actor Douglas Fairbanks Jra married man, at the time. As a testament to just how popular Margaret was during her day, one version of the Cole Porter song Youre the Top mentions her by nameat least by the name she had in her first marriage. Factinate is a fact website that is dedicated to finding and sharing fun facts about science, history, animals, films, people, and much more. The story of the Dirty Duchess' pearl necklace in Claire Foy's new divorce drama. BBC One's follow up to the 2018 A Very English Scandal . Although the couple's personal relationship had ended long before the divorce, The Duke of Argyll was furious at the numerous affairs Margaret had during their marriage. From that point on, nothing would be the same again. Then, in 1943, everything changed once moreand not for the better. You know, this despite the fact that Margaret had certainly been out among men for quite some time. Margaret Campbells young life more than set her up for her raucous adulthood. Our credibility is the turbo-charged engine of our success. The metaverse is dead. "It exploded in a way that now in present day, we seem to have forgotten about.". "When I contacted the son of Joe Thomas, the New York stockbroker she fell in love with after her marriage to Charles Sweeney broke down, he told me about the Polaroids he had found in his dads trunk. Margaret had only grown more beautiful as the years passed, and when she made her debut she was almost too gorgeous to look at. They also claimed that Duncan Sandys agreed to resign following the scandal, but that his resignation was refused. Her lovers reportedly included comedy giant Bob Hope, French . As the lyrics go: Youre Mussolini / Youre Mrs Sweeny. Somehow, Margaret simply couldnt make her bank account match her extravagant tastes, and she eventually had to move out of her notorious home, swapping it first for the Grosvenor House Hotel and then, at the urging of her children and her first husband Charles Sweeny, a meager apartment building. He had claimed then that shed had 88 lovers over the course of their marriage, with a judge in the divorce proceedings adding that the Duchess had a sex perversion. She said: "There have been rumours over the years about who he was. 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). I knew that she was going to take it badly, but I had no idea about the insane lengths she would go to just to get revenge and mess with my life. A POLAROID picture was one of the key pieces of evidence in the scandalous divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. Her Norman Hartnell wedding dress cemented her status as one of the most glamorous socialites of the era, with crowds reportedly gathering to catch a glimpse of it. Following the scandal, he offered to resign from the cabinet but his resignation was declined. The legacy of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll is tainted by scandal. The reasons behind it were eye-opening. Years ago, if youll remember, Margarets first husband Charles Sweeny claimed that her fall down an elevator shaft had fundamentally changed her personality and turned her into a nymphomaniac. One of the explicit photographs presented in court was a Polaroid of the Duchess, wearing nothing but her signature triple-string of pearls, standing next to an unidentified man. Madame de Pompadour didn't just share King Louis XV's bed, she also shared his power. When we do, we depend on our loyal, helpful readers to point out how we can do better. Thereafter, the Duke, who allegedly referred to her as S for Satan, looked for proof of her adultery and proceeded to divorce her, leaving her to fend for herself. And although her face was usually obscured, the duke could recognize her by one tell-tale sign: Her favorite necklace made up of three strings of pearls. His next idea would be the couples downfall. To say everyone is no exaggeration, either. Distrusting the duchess, Campbell seized her private Polaroid photos from a locked cupboard in their Mayfair home. On brand for a high-class woman, and Margaret even quipped she was there to, "put the point of view of the horse". It was something much worse. Subs offer. Yet those were only his picturesque qualities. The Polaroid Affair. Instead, they humiliated her. Some of the people she was accused of sleeping with were actually closeted gay men, yet if Margaret denied any of them as her lovers on those grounds, their (at the time criminal) secret would get out. The Crown star's return to on-screen high society sees her star alongside The Avengers' Paul . In their efforts to guess at the man, they dug up even more dirt on the duchess. It was the last nail in the coffin of Margarets respectability: She was now a free woman, but her name was officially mud. One rumour suggests it was the former Minister of Defence, Duncan Sandys (who later became the son-in-law of Winston Churchill). Orca Spotted Caring For Baby Pilot Whale. Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. She kept mum on identifying any of the men she was in the photographs withthough there might have been a scandalous reason for this. Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll on the June 1969 cover of Tatler. . Over the four years that Margaret and her duke were facing off against each other in court, the press speculated wildly about all of Margarets sins, dubbing her The Dirty Duchess. One can only assume that the Dirty Duchess would be loving the Hollywood treatment. Ian Duncan Campbell, the dashing Scottish peer known as the Duke of Argyll, sure fit the part: With a forbidding face and a brusque manner, Campbell seemed every bit a Byronic hero, and Margaret fell head over heels. October 25, 2021. There was also a polaroid of a man pleasuring himself, again headless. To find evidence of infidelity, he broke into Margaret's personal cupboard in their London house, where he found the infamous Polaroids along with letters and other private documents. miniseries . During the divorce proceedings, he listed 88 men who he believed his wife had an affair with, including Hollywood actors, two government ministers and three British royals. First, you need to get your hands on a camera. Even at this tender age, men went absolutely gaga about her, and Margaret soon learned just how good it felt to soak up their attention. But scorching scandal hit her incredibly young. She suffered neglect from her mother, as well as a teen pregnancy that could have ruined her long before she became an eligible debutante. dirty duchess polaroidwilliam paterson university application fee waiver. Copyright 2023 by Factinate.com. He had much darker ones, too. He had Margarets car wiretapped so he could know where she was at all times. 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.
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