1. The Malacanang Collection - called because they were found left in Malacanang Palace, the official residence of the Philippine President, when the Marcoses fled.
2. The Hawaii Collection - This refers to the items confiscated when they arrived in Hawaii.
3. The Roumeliotes Collection - So called because these were confiscated from a person attempting to smuggle it out of the country, believed to be an agent of Mrs. Marcos, George Roumeliotes.
So far the only collection that has been subject to appraisal by auction houses is the Hawaii collection.
Mrs. Marcos still wears expensive jewelry from time to time, so perhaps the real number of jewelry she owned could never be known.
The Marcoses exile was very hastily planned. When the palace doors were opened to the mob, they found half-eaten dinners and trays and trays of jewelry in Mrs. Marcos' walk-in closet. In fact, even the Governor of Hawaii was not informed that the Marcos were being sent to exile - they thought the Marcoses had comed for a visit and very hastily welcomed them with diplomatic honors at Honolulu.
I don't think the tiara at the end is the Persepolis tiara -
As you can see that tiara featured in the latter part of the video is very small, whilst the Persepolis tiara almost wraps around her large chignon.
The story of why she wore an upside down tiara is quite amusing. I believe it was Christina Ford who relates this story. Apparently, Mrs. Marcos was getting ready for the grand dinner and her tiara was accordingly brought out by her dresser. Someone (I think it was Christina) objected, saying that since it was a royal celebration, only royalty could wear their tiaras. Mrs. Marcos apparently said that this would not be a problem; she would simply wear it upside down. Lol!
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