 While in exile in Italy, Farouk met Irma Capece Minutolo, an opera singer, who became his companion.In 2005, she claimed that she married the former King in 1957.King Farouk amassed one of the most famous coin collections in history which included an extremely rare American gold minted 1933 double eagle coin and (non-concurrently), two 1913 Liberty Head nickels.