Priscilla and Elvis cut the cake at their wedding 1967 (Image: GETTY) Elvis Presley said the two magical and binding traditional words to Priscilla at a wedding that seemed like a fairytale from the pictures beamed around the world. The reality was a rapid eight-minute ceremony attended by only 14 guests (leaving many close friends … Read more
As Elvis Presley’s fame increased during the late fifties, his security needed to grow with it. The King moved himself and his extended family into Graceland in 1957, where his Uncle Travis Smith was hired as a guard at the front gates. Aside from having family members as security guards, Elvis also installed surveillance systems … Read more
Saturday 18th May: FILM SCREENING: ELVIS (Baz Luhrmann, Warner Bros, 2022) Experience Elvis, (Baz Luhrmann, 2022) on the big screen in our immersive space. The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley, seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Featuring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia de … Read more
Elvis Presley finally married long-term girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu 57 years ago today on May 1, 1967, at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Nine months to the day afterwards, the King’s only child Lisa Marie was born. Yet it wasn’t an easy ride early on in the marriage for the 21-year-old bride wed to the … Read more
Elvis Presley made a lot of movies, but one of the best has to be Viva Las Vegas, which hit cinemas 60 years ago. The King met his match co-starring opposite Ann-Margret, who many in showbusiness considered to be his female counterpart. The two young lovers embarked on a fling during filming, with some of … Read more
Five years after Elvis Presley’s death, Graceland was opened to the public for tours. But from 1982 until she died in 1993, the King’s Aunt Delta continued to live at the Memphis mansion and use a bedroom next to the kitchen while guests were looking around. She was the sister of the star’s father Vernon … Read more
In one of the final scenes of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie, Austin Butler’s King is on the cusp of turning 40 in late 1974. Sitting in a limo on an airport tarmac, his ex-wife Priscilla Presley asks the star about rebooting his movie career with Barbra Streisand’s A Star Is Born. Elvis Presley tells her he … Read more
Elvis Presley’s Graceland home has been open for tours since 1982 and while the upstairs is off-limits, there are some downstairs rooms that fans likely haven’t visited. During a live virtual tour of the mansion Express.co.uk previously took part in, we had a chance to see inside The King’s “dog collars closet” and discover what it’s used … Read more
Elvis Presley’s Graceland has been open for tours as long as the King was alive; some 42 years. Since 1982 the public has been able to look inside famous rooms across the Memphis mansion from the Jungle Room to the kitchen. The upstairs may be off-limits to this day, yet there are some ground floor … Read more
One of Elvis Presley’s post-army movies of the early 1960s was Follow That Dream, which hit cinemas 62 years ago today. Anne Helm played The King’s love interest, alongside the star’s cousin who made his big-screen debut in the Hollywood movie. Billy Smith, the last surviving original Memphis Mafia member has shared how he doubled … Read more
