elvis presley strutting around the stage in his gold lame tuxedo is their enduring image of the king that the golden suit is making a special two month appearance at the elvis at the o2 exhibition from sunday that he only wore it a handful of times but , for many , british fans are finally able to get up close to one of their idol 's most famous artefacts .
his manager colonel tom parker had it ferried to concert venues in an armoured truck .