Priscilla Presley Began Living at Graceland Long Before She Married Elvis

May 2024 · 3 minute read

How old used to be Elvis' wife when they married? Priscilla Presley met her long term, and far older, husband at the age of 14.

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Aug. 16 marks the 43rd anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, and the rock star’s ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, will for sure publish a tribute on social media like she does yearly.

Though they were only married for 5 years, the duo’s relationship — which actually stretched over a decade — came about throughout the peak of Elvis’ repute, and started when Priscilla used to be simply 14 years old.

How old was once Elvis' spouse when they married?

The pair tied the knot in 1967 when Priscilla was once 21 years previous, although she had been living with Elvis’ father and stepmother at Graceland for over 4 years at that time. 

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"Although many people thought our wedding was sudden, Elvis [who was 32 at the time] and I had been talking about it in stages," the brunette attractiveness told Ladies' Home Journal in 1973. "I remember how overwhelmed [my parents] were, how happy, too. Of course, they thought it was time. We had been dating for years!"

The couple’s unique romance began in 1959 when Elvis, then 24 years previous, was once stationed in Germany all the way through his two-year stint within the U.S. Army. "I didn't have great fantasies about meeting him," Priscilla, who lived close to Wiesbaden Air Base on account of her stepfather’s job within the Air Force, confessed.

"Then, a week-and-a-half after I got to Germany, I was eating in a little place where most of the military kids went, and a guy asked if I wanted to meet Elvis Presley," she shared. "I said 'Fine' thinking it was all a joke… Elvis was very nice and warm and cordial, but I never thought I'd see him again. Then he called."

Priscilla Presley necessarily moved in with Elvis as a youngster.

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After dating on-and-off for a couple of years, the mythical performer satisfied Priscilla to finish up high school in Memphis, Tenn. "I believed that he cared for me, and that he wouldn't have taken the responsibility of pulling me out of school and putting me into another if he wasn't making some commitment," she explained of the debatable move.

"He’s not the kind of person to take advantage of anybody. So I felt very secure," she added. "I had no idea that we were going to be married, but I had faith that things would handle themselves. I did not think that at any time I would be deserted or neglected, because Elvis had assured my parents that no harm would come to me."

Nine months after their wedding ceremony in Vegas, the duo welcomed their handiest kid, daughter Lisa Marie Presley. "Elvis and I were ecstatic over the birth," Priscilla recalled to Ladies' Home Journal. "She definitely has her father's eyes, but she has my features and petiteness."

The pair amicably split in 1972 after realizing that they were main completely separate lives. "I saw how Elvis had to be. I mean, so publicized," she famous. "I could live my life and do what I wanted, but it was not possible for Elvis to do this. It was a shame."

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