IT'S Lady Fiona Montagu as you have never seen her before.
She has long been part of the aristocracy but now she is royalty - the King to be precise.
A massive Elvis Presley fan, Lord Montagu's wife needed no second invitation to slip into one of the King of Rock 'n' Roll's Las Vegas era outfits to welcome a new exhibit to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
The New Forest attraction is now home to Elvis' beloved burgundy and silver Cadillac under a loan agreement that the Daily Echo understands will see it remain there for at least two years.
The 1977 Cadillac Seville was the last car that was brought by Elvis - and was driven by him on the day before his death on August 16, 1977.
After his death it was gifted by his father, Vernon, to Elvis's girlfriend, Ginger Alden.
The famous car was previously auctioned in Las Vegas in 1994 and sold for $101,500 to a private collector. It came up for sale again in August when Graceland - Elvis' home in Memphis - held its first auction.
It was purchased by collector Steve Horn for $81,250 as a gift for his wife Suzannah. Both are huge Elvis fans and run Europe's Tribute to Elvis festival in Blackpool.
Steve said: “We wanted to give all of Elvis's UK fans an opportunity to see his car and Beaulieu is the perfect location. We are delighted they could find a space for it.”
Lady Montagu, wife of the museum's founder, Lord Montagu, posed for a picture beside the car in her own version of Elvis's famous Las Vegas white jumpsuit.
She said: “I am a huge fan and had the costume made to wear at an Elvis themed fund raising evening we held in the museum last year in support of our Beaulieu education charity, the Countryside Education Trust.”
The car is in original condition and still has the CB radio installed that Elvis used to communicate with the kitchen at Graceland and to the guard house outside Graceland, to open the gates.
It is believed that Elvis purchased more than 200 Cadillacs in his life; for himself, friends, family and even strangers.
FACTFILE
1977 Cadillac Seville
Original price: $13,359
Top speed: 115 mph
Number produced: 45,060
Engine capacity: 5.7 litres
Body type: Four-door saloon
Gears: Automatic
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