The embittered divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll was one of the most turbulent court cases of the 20th century, fraught with forgery, bribery, theft and scandal surrounding explicit photographs.
Charismatic Margaret, Duchess of Argyll s reputation never recovered, after she was branded a nymphomaniac by her husband, Scottish peer Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, who stole an explicit Polaroid picture of her and used it to expose her infidelity - making her one of the first victims of revenge porn, according to her biographer.
The image allegedly showed Margaret wearing only her signature triple-string of pearls while fellating an unidentified man and was reportedly full frontal and left nothing to the imagination .
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Emma said: I am actually officially still married and the duke and I are legally separated, but it of course, always brings that little bit within one that we didn t just make that journey together. But we are the very best of friends and lucky enough for me, he s put me in charge of carrying on the mantle, together we run the estate and he s entrusted me with the job.
The marriage broke down when the Duke of Rutland had an affair with Andrea Webb (pictured in 2017 with Alexander Webb)
Emma, chief executive of the estate, and David, who are still officially married, both live in the 200-year-old stately home (pictured) in separate towers, and each have found new lovers
The centuries-old practice of aristocratic titles only being passed on to male descendants could be about to come to an end, with several high-society heiresses set to inherit the family land and titles.
Boris Johnson is understood to have ordered the issue of male primogeniture be looked into as part of plans to make Parliament more welcoming to women.
If the practice is abolished, it would mean for the first time first-born daughters would take on their father s peerage instead of younger sons, as seen in shows such as ITV s Downton Abbey.
Here, FEMAIL reveals the stunning socialites who could inherit the family pile, and titles, under the new proposals, including Princess Diana s niece Kitty Spencer and Lady Willa Franks.