Two big parties for me in three years with over 400 guests on each occasion. Inside, he discovered a cache of evidence of her infidelities, including Polaroid pictures of her with another man. [2], In fact, Margaret was not mentioned in Porter's original version of "You're the Top". When in 1933 Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, posed in her Norman Hartnell wedding dress, she needed a big room - her train and veil covered the entire floor and wisped on . Sun 8 Dec 2013 08.19 EST. 17/10/1962 : The Duchess of Argyll pictured in London after the hearing of the High Court action in which it is alleged that she detained many Argyll heirlooms at her home in Upper Grosvenor Street, London. 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. The evidence discovered resulted in the 1963 divorce case,[13] in which the Duke accused his wife of infidelity and included a set of Polaroid photographs of the Duchess naked, save for her signature three-strand pearl necklace, in the company of another man. 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. Then he attacks me. But it became a trial, says Phelps. When American-raised heiress Margaret was 14, her father George would drive from their Ascot home to Eton, to round up good-looking boys for her tennis parties. After the historic case she never remarried, and lost much of her fortune in later life. She was brave in the war and did not complain about falling 40 feet down a lift shaft when she went to visit her chiropodist on Bond Street. He also compared the handwriting on the photos with handwriting samples from the men, and did apparently determine who the man in question was, although his identity remains a secret. Margaret was identifiable by the diamond clasps of her trademark three-strand pearls and distinctive hairstyle. One particularly damning line: She is a highly sexed woman who has ceased to be satisfied with normal sexual activities and has started to indulge in disgusting sexual activities to gratify a debased sexual appetite that can only be satisfied by a number of men., Phelps believes Margaret was subjected to a form of punishment akin to revenge porn. [4], On 21 February 1933, following her conversion to Roman Catholicism,[2] Margaret married Sweeny at the Brompton Oratory, London. I dont think anybody has real style or class any more, Margaret told The New York Times. Twitter users commented on how awkward it was to watch the three sex scenes in the presence of older family members. Inveraray Castle, the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Argyll, photographed in 2010. She is penniless, says Phelps. The couple married in 1951, but their marriage soon turned sour after the Duke accused Margaret of being unfaithful. Duchess of Argyll's explicit headless man photo re-enactment. Thats when I began entertaining. 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And what were the infamous Polaroid photos that proved so contentious? Margaret with J Paul Getty at a film premiere in London, 1970, Of the splendour of these years, she said to biographer Charles Castle: The period between 1930 and 1933 was packed with gaiety and fun It was heaven. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It was like Princess Diana, Kim Kardashianthis globally famous beauty.. That romance also ended without the couple formalising their liaison, since the mother of two "feared that Ted was not 'stepfather material'". Her attitude to the sanctity of marriage was what moderns would call enlightened but which in plain language was wholly immoral.'. [14], The Duchess counter-petitioned the divorce, accusing the Duke of committing adultery with her stepmother, Jane Corby Wigham. You feel exposed.. Ian Campbell, as he then was, needed cash. By 1959, and determined to divorce since Margarets father had decided to stop paying his bills, he had gained access to her Queen Anne house on Upper Grosvenor Street while she was abroad, and called in a locksmith to crack the locks of the private drawers and cupboards containing her memorabilia. 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. The mystery man in the explicit photo became known as the 'headless man' and his identity has been largely speculated. The Duchess, Margaret Campbell, was a British socialite known for her lavish lifestyle and a string of high-profile affairs. Nonetheless, after the divorce, that was all anyone ever talked about in connection with Margaret. Blissful. Home. In those days, society men did not take personalities into consideration when choosing a wife. [12] He suspected the Duchess of infidelity and, while she was in New York, engaged a locksmith to break open a cupboard at their Mayfair home, 48 Upper Grosvenor Street. [21] In April 1988, on the evening after the Grand National, she appeared on a Channel 4 After Dark discussion about horse racing "so she said, to put the point of view of the horse", later walking out of the programme "because she was so very sleepy". Dubbed the divorce of the century, the subsequent swirl of rumours, gossip, scandal and sex captivated the nation. Ian owed a lot of money due to his own gambling addiction and he calculated that Margarets father might help him out financially. Not a serious thought in my head. ", Harry and Meghan evicted from Frogmore Cottage by King Charles after Spare memoir, Im a 32F I have secret boobs and my proof made skeptics feel stupid, Im a size 12 model whos 510 Im determined to keep natural curves in style, Im a hot country girl - people love me in my glam western dress, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, The Duke and Duchess of Argyll at their wedding in 1951. 25 Feb/23. The Duke was known to be addicted to alcohol, gambling and prescription drugs, and was described as physically violent and emotionally abusive by his first two wives, whose money he tried to use to maintain Inveraray Castle. Margaret with her first husband, Charles Sweeny, on their wedding day at Brompton Oratory, 1933. Everyone's got old and fat." It took four years after he filed for divorce for a verdict to be reached, which granted it to the duke on the grounds of Margarets adultery. Looks and charm and money, of course were the main things, alongside social rank. Margaret Campbell, the famously beautiful Duchess of Argyll, had been a celebrity - and a source of scandal - from even before her debutante days. The first time we glimpse Claire Foy as the forlornly imperious Duchess of Argyll, she is a prisoner in the back of her own limousine, surrounded by a public that hates her. [24] She was buried alongside her first husband, Charles Sweeny, who had died only four months earlier, in Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, Surrey. He claimed she had taken on an amazing 88 lovers, including cabinet ministers, Hollywood stars and royals, during their marriage. 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. Getty Images. Yes, Margaret was spoilt and accustomed to getting whatever she wanted. Life was apparently roses all the way. She was brave in the war and did not complain about falling 40 feet down a lift shaft when she went to visit her chiropodist on Bond Street. [She was evicted from a hotel]. 'How many women do you have?,' Foy replies. She published a haughty memoir, Forget Not, in which she offered entertaining tips and entitlement in reamsbut nothing about the men shed written about in her diary. And Margaret was so beautiful and so rich. Lizzie May For Mailonline It was supposed to be a divorce hearing. Hed pursued her relentlessly, knowing she was rich while his own estate was worth nothing. Margaret is played by Claire Foy (our young Queen in The Crown), with a script by Sarah Phelps. Margaret, Duchess of Argyll with her poodle in 1989. Life was so simple. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Get time period newsletters, special offers and weekly programme release emails. Who was Franoise Dior, the Neo-Nazi Heiress and Socialite? Eight months after her wedding, the nation held its breath as she fought for her life, following a disastrous stillbirth. As indisputable proof of the duchesss misadventure, however, the Polaroids were the clincher. George Hay Whigham was a self-made millionaire: although his family was well-connected, they were not wealthy. Born in 1912, the only child of a self-made Scottish millionaire, Margaret was described by her biographer Lyndsy Spence as 'a daddy's girl with an absent father, living with a jealous mother who sought to remind Margaret of her every shortcoming'. The Queen epitomises everything selfless, noble and honest about a traditional ruling class. Fulke Warwick and Max Aitken became engaged to her, but she broke off these engagements before marrying Charles Sweeny, a handsome American golfing hero. The financial circumstances of this one-time society darling were now much reduced; she had moved into an apartment in Grosvenor House from where, every night, she would still set out to West End parties to gallery openings, book launches and celebratory dinners. Campbell is on the make and Margaret is blind to it even when she is writing cheques to his creditors. [1] After the end of her first marriage, Margaret was briefly engaged to a Texas-born banker, Joseph Thomas of Lehman Brothers, but he fell in love with another woman and the engagement was broken. George spent most of it on promoting the social rise of his beloved only child, always operating out of grand and luxurious accommodation on both sides of the Atlantic. I have to admit I read that and I was like, Go mom, laughs Clea Newman Soderlund, speaking about her fathers posthumous memoir, Paul Newman Says Wife Joanne Woodward Turned Him Into a Sexual Creature in Posthumous Memoir. After ending a first marriage that yielded a son and daughter, she went on a dating streak that ended with a marriage to Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyllsecuring her familys formal entry to aristocracy, and access to Inveraray, a proper castle in Scotland. Although the identity of the 'headless man' may never be confirmed, a 2000 Channel 4 documentary revealed that two men are the most likely candidates. His number Youre The Top namechecked the Colosseum, the feet of Fred Astaire and Mrs Sweeny. She cannot have spoilt herself. [6] For the rest of her life, Margaret was associated with glamour and elegance, being a firm client of Hartnell, Victor Stiebel, and Angele Delanghe in London before and after the Second World War. Sex is all she is good for. [14] It is claimed that this analysis proved that the man in question was Fairbanks, then long married to his second wife, but this was not made public. Later, the Duke of Argyll claimed that the blow to Margarets head had made her become a nymphomaniac. But Margarets reign as a femme fatale was to come to an end. [3], In 1930 Margaret was presented at Court in London and was known as the debutante of that year. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. Before she became known as the Duchess of Argyll, Margaret Whigham, born 1912, was an heiress of a Scottish businessman and millionaire. The Headless Man in the salacious pictures of the duchess disclosed in the divorce case has never been definitively identified. Ian was charming, witty and aristocratic, and although he was married at the time to his second wife (he only married rich women), Margaret took him back to her flat and went to bed with him after the train arrived in London. Her first marriage to Sweeny ended after the war as first he and later she started various affairs. She was among the VIP guests at his London memorial service. Margaret was publicly humiliated as society first fed on, and then utterly condemned, her sexual relationships. Perhaps it is not surprising that, as an adult, the only way she knew how to express affection was through sex. Read More: Is A Very British Scandal Based on a True Story? After interviewing the 5 main suspects several of whom underwent a medical examination to determine whether they matched up to the photographs and Margaret herself, Denning ruled out Duncan Sandys from being the headless man in question. Anne Boleyn and Katherine of Aragon Brilliant Rivals, Hitler vs Stalin: The Battle for Stalingrad, How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Humanity, Hasdrubal Barca: How Hannibals Fight Against Rome Depended on His Brother, Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage, Bones in the Attic: The Forgotten Fallen of Waterloo, The Rise and Fall of Charles Ponzi: How a Pyramid Scheme Changed the Face of Finance Forever. But shes iconic, says Phelps, who is thrilled that U.S. viewers will learn of this unconventional woman when A Very British Scandal premieres. Glamorous top lawyer, 27, is arrested and charged with multi-million dollar fraud: Cops search her flamboyant Another close call! Inside Wealth-Conference Con Man Anthony Ritossas Wild Web of Lies, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodwards Daughters Appreciated the Fuck Hut Detail Too. But when her racy private photographs were stolen, scandal turned the public against her, In Queen Margrethe II of Denmarks last interview before her extensive surgery, she spoke of the royal title drama and Crown Prince Frederiks future on the throne, Crown Princess Mary carries out solo engagement on visit to India with Crown Prince Frederik, Dove / Daily Express / Getty Images / Hulton Archive, Bert Hardy / Picture Post / Hulton Archive / Getty Images. I had become a duchess and mistress of a historic castle. The presiding judge, in his 50,000-word judgement, described Margaret as a completely promiscuous woman' who was wholly immoral because she engaged in disgusting sexual activities. She described herself as "always vain". In several photos, Margaret was wearing only a string of her trademark pearls. ', Louise Teboul similarly said: 'Watching A Very British Scandal with my mother-in-law and OH [other half] - didn't realise there was going to be so much sex in it - awkward. The Duchess, Margaret Campbell, was a British socialite known for her lavish lifestyle and a string of high-profile affairs. 'It's grim - it's the grimmest thing you can do. The mystery man in the explicit photo became known as the 'headless man&# And although the Polaroid photographs by this time have all fadedtheres endless fakes. Of the 88 men she had been seen having dinner with, a substantial number were gay but, as the malicious duke knew, Margaret could never testify this was so, since in those days it was illegal to be homosexual. She took pity on him and convinced her father to give him 100,000 to restore his family seat in Scotland, Inveraray Castle. After completing her education in New York, she moved back to the UK, where her beauty and status as an heiress made her much in-demand on the social scene. The second sex scene took place 26 minutes into the episode. After a string of high profile romances, Margaret married Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, in 1951. There promises to be more raciness in the second episode, which airs tonight, with Claire Foy recreating the Duchess of Argyll's infamous naked Polaroid, in which she was pictured pleasuring a naked man, whose head was cropped out of the frame. A series of Polaroid photographs were used as evidence in the bitter and acrimonious divorce case between the Duke and Duchess of Argyll in 1963. In 1951 she wed Ian Douglas Campbell, the 11th Duke of Argyll, after meeting him on a train at Pariss Gare du Nord station in 1949. When the former husband and wife square off in a Virginia courtroom this week, it will mark the culmination of a divorce that has been without comparison in the annals of modern American celebrity. Her penury grinds at her, worse and worse and worse., But even in poverty, Margaret refused to change her ways to appeal to the public. [4] He continued: "Her attitude to the sanctity of marriage was what moderns would call 'enlightened' but which in plain language was wholly immoral. Having sunk much of her fortune into Inveraray, she was also broke. Margaret did have bursts of romantic happiness but, for one reason after another, none was lasting and successful. She became a life-long patron of the designer, as well as Victor Stiebel and Angle Delanghe. That attack wounds her, because it exposes Margarets deepest fears about herself. SPONSORED LINKS Margaret spent the first fourteen years of her life in New York City, where she was educated privately at the Hewitt School. Knocked up by David Niven at 15 (he was 18) Ethel Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll went on to a life that seemingly went from one scandal to next. But who spoilt her? 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. A Very British Scandalfocuses especially on the attitudes towards women at the time, as Margaret was vilified throughout the divorce battle for refusing to go quietly, despite being betrayed by friends and publicly shamed by society. [18], The Duchess wrote a memoir, Forget Not (published by W. H. Allen Ltd in 1975) which was reviewed negatively for its name-dropping and air of entitlement. She continued giving the occasional TV interview, usually with one of her many beloved poodles in tow. Claire Foy plays Campbell in, Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Fragile Snowflake Donald Trump for Allegedly Trying to Censor Him, The Johnny DeppAmber Heard Defamation Trial: The Makings of a Remarkable Moment in American Celebrity. But angry that the duchess was no longer funding his excessive lifestyle, the duke hired private detectives to follow his wife. Far from being envious of her lifestyle during the economic depression, the British public adored Margaret Whigham. But then ensued the reality of high life being sometimes incompatible with real life. Margaret did not mention the episode in her 1975 memoirs, but she continued to adore Niven until the day he died. This richly detailed, three-part costume drama which continues tonight portrays her second marriage to the Duke of Argyll and the notorious divorce battle that ended it. There were also photographs of the Duchess fellating a naked man whose face was not shown. The couple divorced in 1947, and she went on to become engaged again to Lehman Brothers banker Joseph Thomas, although they never married. By the time her fall happens, there were plenty of people who were happy to facilitate that fall and make that fall a hell of a lot worse, says Phelps. Her first husband concurred that she was never the same after this fall. On 22 March 1951, Margaret became the third wife of Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll. The first episode took place just 16 minutes into the first episode, between Margaret and an unnamed stranger she meets at a fun-filled dinner party. He was a fucking shocker when he came out.. The Duchess refused to reveal who the man is, leaving the press to speculate about his identity. "The only thing that saved me was the lift cable, which broke my fall. The duke then signed a Deed of Gift offering various items as security for the money, and vowed to marry her when his own divorce had come through. At 15, she became pregnant by David Niven; a termination was arranged and this scandal hushed up. A POLAROID picture was one of the key pieces of evidence in the scandalous divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. Another, racier Polaroid, showing the Duchess pleasuring a man, was also produced. [1] However, the wedding did not take place because she preferred Charles Francis Sweeny (1910-1993), an American businessman and amateur golfer from a wealthy Pennsylvania family. The mystery man in the explicit photo became known as the 'headless man&# Together they are absolutely the essential things in life.) She was also game to offer a hot-take dripping in condescension. Who was Margaret the Duchess of Argyll? He also produced 13 Polaroid pictures he had found which showed the duchess and two naked men in her bathroom. Following the scandal, he offered to resign from the cabinet but his resignation was declined. [9][10], According to Lyndsy Spence, a biographer of the Duchess, the Duke of Argyll forged a deed of sale (sometimes called a deed of gift, thus offering various items from Inveraray Castle as security) before their marriage in exchange for her money used to restore his family home at Inveraray, and wiretapped her car. [26] He then published The Duchess Who Dared The Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll in 1994. Her husband accused her of having dozens of lovers: He estimated the total at 88. Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) It even gives shape to the viewers unconscious thoughts. On 22 March 1951, Margaret, 38 at the time, married Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll. Lauren Pazienza, Whose Shove Allegedly Killed a Beloved Manhattan Vocal Coach, Argues She Is Getting a Raw Deal. The list is said to include two government ministers and three members of the British royal family. she said. It was a constant ball. The pictures were part of a legal case the duke drew up against the duchess as part of divorce proceedings, alongside a list of 88 men he accused her of having sex with behind his back. For the Duchess of Argyll, the sex was not fake and neither was the humiliation. The marriages meltdown was such a scorched-earth operation that Phelps says it could have easily carried an entire season of American Crime Story. [15] She dropped her case the day of the hearing due to lack of a witness, and later had to pay a judgment of 25,000 to her stepmother, who sued her for libel, slander, and conspiracy to suborn perjury. It will be plain to most viewers, when the raffish war hero Captain Ian Campbell (Paul Bettany) approaches her on a train, that he is dangerous. You do feel exploited when you are a woman and you are having to perform fake sex on screen. The duke divorced Margaret in 1963 and she died in 1993 30 years of infamy that starkly contrasted with the splendour of her youth. Margaret even wrote a gossip column for Tatler, which was not all that informative as her memory was failing and she seemed incapable of spelling names correctly. And her exploitsas debutante of the year in 1930 and prolific high-society partygoerearned her international press coverage and a reference in Cole Porters Youre the Top., She was the most photographed woman of her time, of her generation, says Sarah Phelps, the writer who adapted Margarets story for A Very British Scandal, the miniseries coming to the U.S. April 22. This drama captures that sense of national outrage in those opening shots, as the duchesss car is besieged on a London street by onlookers who hurl abuse and spit at the windows. The duchess and her daughter, Frances Sweeny, 1955. [1], Ethel Margaret Whigham was the only child of Helen Mann Hannay and George Hay Whigham. A Very British Scandal continues on BBC1 tonight and tomorrow at 9pm. He could have just given the judgment, I find in favor of the plaintiff. The Duchess, Margaret Campbell, was a British socialite known for her lavish lifestyle and a string of high-profile affairs. The toxic love affair between the Duke and Duchess started with Margaret divorcing her then-husband to marry Ian, who would become the Duke of Argyll. 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. Everyones got old and fat.. 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