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Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown.” Image: courtesy of Netflix via AFP Relaxnews
Imelda Marcos has drawn attention online after the character Princess Margaret, played by Helena Bonham-Carter, mentioned the wife of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in season 4 of “The Crown.”
In the third episode of the latest season of the hit series, Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister tells the story of her meeting with Imelda Marcos, whom the real-life princess met before.
“In Manila, in the middle of a state banquet, who breaks into the room? None other than Imelda Marcos, ”Princess Margarita says to a crowd of royals while holding a cigarette in one hand.
“She goes straight to me, saying she’s desperate to show me … wait for it,” Princess Margaret shares before being interrupted by Princess Anne, played by Erin Doherty, who replies “shoe collection.”
“Collection of shells”, corrects Princess Margaret.
“Are you sure? She was probably trying to say ‘shoe’, and you didn’t understand her,” asks Prince Philipp, played by Tobias Menzies.
“Did he have something in his teeth?” jokes the Queen herself, played by Olivia Colman, as the crowd begins to laugh and laugh.
The clip of the scene has been shared and talked about thousands of times on Twitter, causing “Imelda Marcos“To be trending on said site since yesterday, November 15.
“It is not the royal family, mainly Princess Margarita, who makes fun of Imelda Marcos’ fake English accent,” joked a Twitter user @ dl02_ in a tweet, which has been retweeted more than 3,800 times and has been liked around 19,800 users, at the time of writing this article.
Not the royal family, mainly Princess Margaret, who pokes fun at Imelda Marcos’ fake English accent. 😭💀# TheCrownS4 pic.twitter.com/pWzKTaGLF1
– David Louie (@ dl02__) November 15, 2020
“God this is funny, but I also want everyone to know that Imelda Marcos could have probably fed everyone in Manila for half a decade with the government taxes she used to buy her shoe collection,” declared Twitter user @contraststudies. in the retweet of the viral clip.
God this is funny but I also want everyone to know that Imelda Marcos could probably have fed everyone in Manila for half a decade with the government taxes she used to buy her damn shoe collection https://t.co/0slN7F2GcT
– bianca (@contraststudies) November 15, 2020
The former first lady was found guilty on seven counts of corruption in 2018. She violated RA 3019 or the Anti-Theft and Corrupt Practices Act, according to the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division.
Imelda Marcos was found to have transferred around $ 200 million to seven Swiss foundations during her tenure as a member of the now-defunct Batasang Pambansa, as the governor of Metro Manila, and as then Minister of Human Settlements.
“Helena Bonham Carter making fun of Imelda Marcos is perfect! [Ok emoji] Imelda met Princess Margaret in 1980. Just hilarious, ”posted Twitter user @anjiolinanakaya, also sharing a clip of the scene.
Helena Bonham Carter teasing Imelda Marcos is perfect! 👌 Imelda met Princess Margaret in 1980.
Just hilarious. Clock # TheCrownSeason4 on Netflix! ☺️ pic.twitter.com/H9zIqlZW8R
– Anjiolina Nakaya Nakatani (@anjiolinanakaya) November 15, 2020
While the scene mentioned in “The Crown” is only a fictional recreation, Princess Margaret officially visited the country in 1980 and met the then first lady in person. JB
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