More than 300 of Elvis Presley's prized possessions have left his former home Graceland for the first time since his death for an exhibition in London.

Elvis at the O2: The Exhibition of His Life, illustrating the rise of Presley from a poor school boy living in Memphis to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, opened yesterday.

The items were carefully shipped across the Atlantic to provide Europe's biggest ever Presley exhibition.

Fans can see the star's Harley-Davidson motorbike, some of his famous rhinestone jumpsuits, early demo records and a 16-carat diamond ring.