The departure of 50-year-old Antony Lambton (1922-2006) from government office in May 1973 had all the ingredients of a classic British establishment sex scandal.
Lambton, an Old Harrovian with a reputation as something of a playboy, enhanced by his habit of wearing sunglasses inside as well as out, was photographed reclining nude in a London flat between two prostitutes, with a joint in his mouth.
With help from the , Colin Levy, one of the