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Elvis crosses the pound

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Elvis crosses the pound

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Reuters

1 Views • Dec 11, 2014

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The largest Elvis Presley exhibition ever put on in England prepares to open its doors.

The retrospective showcases more than 300 artifacts from the Presley family archives, some of which have never been shown outside of Graceland, Elvis' Memphis, Tennessee home.

From his famous stage jumpsuits to guitars, jewelry, a letter from President Nixon and even cars, the retrospective sheds some light on the King's life.

Angie Marchese, the director of Graceland archives, says a display like this wasn't possible until now.

SOUNDBITE: Angie Marchese, director of Graceland archives, saying (English):

"We've been wanting to come to Europe for a while now and there were several cities that we would love to come to and we would love to go to but to bring Elvis to Europe this size for the first time, the O2 was just the perfect location and London was a central location for lots of people here in Europe. It all worked out well and we're very proud that we can show off E