The life of Priscilla Ann Beaulieu14 years old, changed when he encountered Elvis Presleya young man from Tupelo (Mississippi) turned into rock star and actor that I had known years before. They coincided in 1958, when at the height of his career, Elvis He was called up by the army and assigned to West Berlin. She knew who she was. But she was not a follower. The young girl lived temporarily in West Germany with her mother’s partner, the same man from whom she ended up inheriting her surname.

His father, the biological one, had died in a plane crash when he was a few months old. Before meeting Priscilla, Elvis faced the loss of his mother. In fact, he fought until he got a special permission to return to the United States and say goodbye to her. She got it. In the following years, they met at parties she organized at her house. However, Elvis returned to the United States because he had finished his military obligations.

The relationship became complicated in the following years due to his continuous travels, according to the book ‘Elvis Presley’ by Adolfo Pérez Agustí. Her parents did not support the idea that young man traveled with him. But finally they got Priscilla to accompany him to hollywoodwhere he experienced his first parties in the world of music and cinema.

The parents eventually gave in and he moved to Memphis. Before she kept a promise: enroll in a Catholic school to continue your studies. Her family did not like Elvis as her partner. Nor did her teachers, because they considered it very womanizing. During her time at the center, she was forced to focus on her studies while Elvis continued with his performances and parties. She managed to pass everything and graduate, a news she celebrated with Elvis. But the parents’ concern remained.

Five years married to Elvis Presley

Apparently, her family gave them an ultimatum: either get married or leave him. He manager from the singer He took advantage of the wedding to talk about Elvis and organized everything in a big way. The appearance had completely changed. They say it was Elvis who was in charge of profiling it, choosing her hairstyle, wardrobe and makeup. A year after her wedding, Priscilla Presley gave birth to her only daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. By then, the artist’s career was going down and she began to sink into depression. Meanwhile, her doctor began prescribing amphetamines.

The couple was married for five years. They finally divorced in 1973.. They maintained a friendly relationship until the singer died in 1977. She was already embarked then in the world of fashion and cinema, where she played roles in television series and on the big screen, according to the aforementioned book. Beyond her role as a designer and actress, Priscilla dedicated herself to managing the estate that the singer left to her daughter, a context in which she chose to open the Graceland estate to the public in 1982. Three years later, he published the memoirs Elvis and Mea title that has inspired the film that bears her name, ‘Priscilla’, and which has seen its premiere in Spain in February 2024.