Downfall: The bullet-proof bras and millions plundered of Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos

The once-revered first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, is known as much for her ostentatious taste, as for the millions her family plundered from the public coffers of the Philippines. In 1986 when Imelda fled the country with her husband, then president Ferdinand Marcos, they carried $8.9m in jewellery, cash and bonds, but the Philippine government claimed they left with much more. Host: Fionnán Sheahan, Guest: Katherine Ellison

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