Imelda Romualdez Marcos is a Filipino politician and convicted criminal who was the First Lady of the Philippines for 20 years.
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During which she and her husband Ferdinand Marcos stole billions from the Filipino people, amassing a personal fortune estimated to have been worth US$5 billion to US$10 billion by the time they were deposed in 1986.
By 2018, about $3.6 billion of this had been recovered by the Philippine government, either through compromise deals or sequestration cases.
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How old is first lady Imelda Marcos now?
Born on July 2, 1929, in San Miguel, Manila, Philippines, Imelda Marcos is 92 years old.
Did Imelda Marcos meet Elizabeth?
In the real-life period in which The Crown season 4 is set, Princess Margaret did travel to Manila in April 1980 and she was met by First Lady Imelda Marcos at the airport.
The third episode of the latest season of the hit series sees the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II tell the story of her encounter with Imelda Marcos, whom the real-life princess actually met before.


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