Geoffrey Davien, an artist and sculptor, created this ceramic of Christine Keeler in 1964, an example of how she made a huge and instant impact on British society.

I think there is more to Christine’s story than the glamour and the scandal. They are the obvious focal points, but in terms of the person, in some ways I think they are misleading.

Saturday 16 March 1963

Rejected lover John Edgecombe, who went after red-haired model Christine Keeler with a loaded gun, was jailed for seven years yesterday. And last night 21-year-old Miss Keeler, who should have been the prosecution’s main witness at the two-day Old Bailey trial, was still missing.

Friday 15 March 1963

Model Christine Keeler, pictured, was being sought by police last night. Miss Keeler, 20, was wanted as chief prosecution witness in the Old Bailey trial of a man who is accused of shooting at her with intent to commit murder. But the jury heard from the prosecution that Miss Keeler had disappeared.

I'm reading Christine Keeler's autobiography Secrets and Lies. What to make of Christine Keeler? I'm 68 pages in and not sure yet. She does point out one timeless truth - the more money you have, as a millionaire, royal or politician, the more sordid the lifestyle.

“With some boys, I found an unexploded World War Two bomb. We took it home and said, ‘Look what we’ve found!’ The RAF evacuated the whole area and took the bomb away, but we got our names in the local paper for digging the bomb out of the mud and slime. It was my first headline.” - Christine Keeler in her autobiography, Secrets and Lies.