But how did she meet Elvis and why did they split up? Here's all the big facts about Priscilla Presley:. At the time, Priscilla was only 14 years old. Elvis allegedly acted like an "awkward, embarrassed" boy in front of her that night. Priscilla's parents weren't happy with her late return home that evening, and insisted that she never see Elvis again.
However, he convinced them to allow her to see him. They spent a lot of time together until he left West Germany, in March Priscilla didn't see Elvis again until the summer of , and she eventually moved to Memphis a year later. In her book Elvis and Me , Priscilla said she was a virgin and that she and Elvis did not have sex until their wedding night. However, this claim has been questioned by biographer Suzanne Finstad. The wedding was arranged by Presley's manager Tom Parker to maximize publicity, and featured very few guests.
It was over in just eight minutes. He played several songs to impress her, including "Are You Lonesome Tonight? Elvis saw a resemblance between Priscilla and his recently deceased, and much lamented, mother, Gladys.
He also told his friend Rex Mansfield that Priscilla was "young enough that I can train her any way I want. The second time they met, he invited her to his room, where they kissed. After Priscilla had been on four "dates" with Elvis, her parents said an in-person meeting was necessary. When it took place, Priscilla's father asked why a star was interested in his teenage daughter.
Elvis responded, "Well, sir, I happen to be very fond of her. For the remainder of his stay in Germany, he was the center of her world. She continued to go to school but fell behind — though she didn't take the pills Elvis offered when he noticed her fatigue.
Priscilla's age meant they couldn't go out in public, but they still saw each other often. The only thing they didn't do was fully consummate their relationship. As his time in the Army came to a close, Priscilla wanted to do so, but Elvis told her, "Someday we will, Priscilla, but not now. In March , Elvis, having finished his enlistment, left Germany. Priscilla sent letters, using pink envelopes to make them easy to locate among Elvis' fan mail.
Her parents cautioned her that the star would likely forget her and that the relationship was over — but then he called her. And in , he asked her to visit and worked to convince her parents to let their teenager travel to Los Angeles. After Priscilla arrived, Elvis added Las Vegas to the trip's itinerary.
When Elvis went into military service, he met the young girl there and became infatuated with her, and was desperate to bring her to Graceland to live with him.
This, according to Priscilla, only lasted a couple of weeks, after which time she had moved into Graceland proper. In her memoir, Elvis and Me, she said the pair did not have sex until their wedding night on May 1, , where they married in Las Vegas, Nevada, in front of a huge press pack. Their daughter Lisa Marie was then born exactly nine months later on February 1, , in Memphis.
According to Priscilla, Elvis became fascinated with the occult and addicted to prescription drugs, which she believes changed his personality. Soon, Priscilla began an affair with Mike and in she left Elvis to move in with the teacher. She became lost living "his life.
Marrying a celebrity is tough, but marrying a mega superstar beloved throughout the world adds even more pressure on a relationship. In an interview with the U. In clips from the interview that have circulated online recently, she also disclosed the hardships the pair had to overcome and, ultimately, the challenges that led to their heartbreaking divorce. Army in West Germany.
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