Elvis Presley crypt up for auction this month

In this Aug. 18, 1977 file photo, a florist adds more floral arrangements to the overflowing collection of flowers that cover the ground at the mausoleum where singer Elvis Presley will be entombed during funeral services today in Memphis, Tenn. Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien says the crypt inside the granite and marble mausoleum where Presley was originally entombed at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., will be part of his "Music Icons" auction on June 23 and 24, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo, File)For the right price, you or a loved one can rest in peace in the tomb of The King.

Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien is selling Elvis Presley's original crypt to the highest bidder as part of his "Music Icons" auction later this month.

The tomb is located inside the granite and marble mausoleum at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.

Presley was interred there alongside his mother, Gladys, after he died Aug. 16, 1977. Two months later, they were re-buried at his Graceland home. The original crypt has remained empty ever since.

Julien says the winning bid from the auction beginning June 23 will receive the crypt, opening and closing of the vault for burial, a memorialization inscription and use of a chapel for a committal service. Transportation and funeral home charges are not included. (nvn)