The former first lady of the Philippines, infamous for acquiring more than 1,000 pairs of shoes while millions languished in poverty, has lost a legal fight to reclaim jewellery confiscated after her dictator husband was ousted. The country’s supreme court ruled that Imelda Marcos illegally acquired the items, including diamond-studded tiaras and an extremely rare 25-carat pink diamond. The ruling in the case, which relates to items worth $150,000 (£120,000), sets a precedent that could result in $21m worth of Marcos’s jewellery being auctioned off by the state.
