Her jewellery collection, now stored at the central bank, includes a golden belt with a diamond buckle, necklaces, brooches, earrings and gems. Other items, such as 200 artworks including paintings by Van Gogh, Picasso and Rembrandt, remain missing. A government body tasked with finding the “ill-gotten wealth” has traced money through jurisdictions all over the world. Imelda Marcos returned to Manila in 1991 after her husband died in Honolulu and fought off several corruption cases, including one that could have seen her jailed for up to 50 years.
