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Ethel Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (née 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.
Dec 23, 2021 · Dubbed the ‘divorce of the century’, the subsequent swirl of rumours, gossip, scandal and sex captivated the nation. Margaret was publicly humiliated as society first fed on, and then utterly condemned, her sexual relationships. But why was this divorce case particularly scandalous?
Apr 6, 2022 · Remembering Margaret Campbell, the “Hot Mess” Duchess at the Center of ’60s Sex Scandal. “She’s iconic,” says Sarah Phelps of the socialite unfairly referred to as “the Blowjob Duchess” following...
Apr 22, 2022 · After he filed for divorce, Campbell stole some of Margaret’s private Polaroid photographs that went on to become infamous and haunt her for the rest of her life.
Dec 26, 2021 · Margaret Campbell, the famously beautiful Duchess of Argyll, had been a celebrity – and a source of scandal – from even before her debutante days. But she would be remembered for just one thing: the so-called ‘divorce of the century’, which ended her marriage to the Duke of Argyll in 1963.
Apr 22, 2022 · In preparation for the weekend binge, here is everything we know about the real Margaret Campbell, the formidable woman at the center of it all—and the scandal that would haunt her for the rest...
Dec 28, 2021 · In 1951, Margaret became the third wife of Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll. What happened to the Duchess of Argyll? The marriage very quickly fell to pieces, leading to...
Apr 22, 2022 · Margaret Campbell, former Duchess of Argyll and wife of Ian Campbell, Duke of Argyll, was the center of a scandal that exploded in 1960s Britain. The couple's tumultuous relationship and subsequent divorce precipitated events that created a tabloid frenzy and, decades later, a BBC television show starring Claire Foy known as A Very British Scandal.
Feb 20, 2024 · Known in aristocratic circles for her charisma, beauty, and style, Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, found herself plastered on the front pages of newspapers amid accusations of forgery,...
Mar 12, 2021 · The Duchess of Argyll, Margaret Campbell, born in 1912, was the daughter of a Scottish textile millionaire. The socialite was famed for her beauty and lived an extravagant lifestyle with...
