affair

Former President Bill Clinton is ready to share his thoughts about his 1998 affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky in his new memoir "Citizen."

At the center of one biggest political scandals, Clinton opened up about his "frustration" about being questioned about his affair and the emotional state during the firestorm that followed.

It is believed some of the jewels in the necklace sold on Wednesday were the original ones at the centre of the "affair of the diamond necklace" scandal in the 1780s, that may have hastened Marie Antoinette's demise.

Although Marie Antoinette was found to be blameless, her reputation is thought to have been tarnished by the affair and she was unpopular among the French people, who accused her of being wasteful and a dangerous influence on the king.

Mrs MacDonald was giving evidence for a second day having earlier told the jury that her husband had left her drenched in blood after attacking her in front of their children as he suspected she was having an affair.