Rosemary Alden
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| Gender | Female |
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| Siblings | Terry Alden |
| Parents | Jo Alden |
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Elvis Presley's coat fetches £128k at Wiltshire auction
By Sammy Jenkins & PA MediaBBC News
A custom-made coat worn by Elvis Presley has sold for More Than £120,000 at auction.
The leather and mink garment, worn by Elvis Presley during the Last Year of his life, went under The Hammer at Henry Aldridge & Son auctions in Devizes, Wiltshire on Saturday.
It was purchased for £128,000 by a US collector.
Auctioneer Henry Aldridge had
Elvis Presley gave the garment, which is 120cm (4ft) in length, to the brother of his fiancée Ginger Alden before his death in 1977.
The Lot was accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Rosemary Alden Starkey, who is Ginger Alden 's sister.
Auctioneer Henry Aldridge had previously said they acquired The Coat from a client who had bought the garment during an annual Elvis Presley auction held at The Singer 's former home at Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: " For me it encapsulates The Glamour of 1970s Vegas, Elvis in a mink coat. "
A gold-owl shaped ring, also owned by Elvis Presley , sold for £14,000.
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