As much as Claire Foy may have wished for a different ending, the Duchess of Argyll was always going to lose.
Instead, “A Very British Scandal,” which premiered last week on Amazon Prime Video, hurtles toward an inevitable conclusion, with Margaret Campbell left a ruined woman after a brutal divorce that played out in the public eye. The duke and duchess’ 1963 split was a tabloid legend, filled with sordid details of adultery, forgery and an infamous photo of Margaret on her knees performing oral sex, with the man’s face just off camera.
“It’s less slut-shaming and more the weaponizing of a woman’s sexuality, which is the oldest trick in the book of bringing a woman down or criticizing her,” Foy, who plays Margaret, told the Daily News.
