Scandal tour package deal at Profumo country house hotel

It was in the fine surrounds of Cliveden, on the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire border, that Britain's then War Minister Jack Profumo first met 19-year-old party girl Christine Keeler in July 1961, and the two began an illicit relationship. Ms Keeler was also involved with a naval attache at the Soviet Embassy, and the resulting scandal made headlines around the world.

Profumo was forced to resign from Harold Macmillan's Tory government and as an MP in 1963. The country house, on the banks of the River Thames surrounded by a 350-acre estate, has been associated with the affair ever since.

Now owned by the National Trust, Cliveden is an exclusive five-star hotel. On July 30 guests are being offered a one-night, 500-for-two package that will include a tour and talk on the Profumo Affair by Rupert Gavin.

The hotel promises Mr Gavin will provide "a fascinating insight into the scandal and its consequences, as well as reveal the still unsolved mysteries about the whole saga, and why the powers that be still wish to keep them secret".