Elvis Presley & Family: Photos Of The Rocker, Ex-Wife Priscilla, Daughter Lisa Marie & Grandkids

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Elvis Presley & Family: Photos

Elvis Presley & Family: Photos — Elvis Presley was an undeniable icon in his day, and it’s no secret he made the ladies go wild. And while women around the world wanted to kiss The King, Elvis only really had eyes for wife Priscilla Presley, née Beaulieu.

Elvis was 25 when he met a then 14-year-old Priscilla while stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army. They were inseparable until his tour ended in 1960. Though the couple didn’t see each other for two years, the rocker was able to convince her parents to let her move to Memphis to be with him in 1963. Not long after she began living with him at Graceland.

Elvis and Lisa Marie were engaged on Christmas Eve, 1966 and wed in Las Vegas the next May, as seen in photos here. The couple welcomed Elvis’ only child, Lisa Marie, in 1968. While they were the image of an ideal couple in public, the relationship began to unravel in the early 70s amid mutual infidelity. They divorced in 1973 and while Elvis dated until his 1977 death, he never. remarried.

Though Lisa Marie was only 9 when her father died, his legacy lived on with the singer-songwriter. Lisa Marie raised Elvis grandchildren, actress Riley Keough, late son Benjamin Keough, who passed away in 2020, and twins Finley and Harper Lockwood. Tragically, she died at the age of 54 on Jan. 12, 2023, after suffering cardiac arrest.

Ready to learn more about Elvis’ family? Scrolls through our photo gallery here.

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Elvis & Priscilla Get Married

Elvis & Priscilla Get Married — Celebration! Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley get showered in rice after their quickie wedding at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Arranged by his manager Col. Tom Parker, the publicity magnet was only 8 minutes and was followed bu a press conference and a $10,000 breakfast reception.

Talking about their relationship with Today in 2017, Priscilla remembered his music first. “It started out really with his voice,” she said. “People loved his voice. When he sang, it was like he was singing to you.” She added, “He wasn’t bad to look at either. Everyone had a crush on him. They’re still having crushes on him. He was truly beautiful. He woke up beautiful. I used to stare at him. I used to look at him and go, ‘Oh my gosh.'”

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Elvis & Priscilla Leave Las Vegas

Elvis & Priscilla Leave Las Vegas — Mr. & Mrs.! After Elvis and Priscilla were married, they flew to Palm Springs via private jet for a short honeymoon. Priscilla looked amazing in a white dress with a big black bow and even bigger hair. Elvis, meanwhile, looked slick in a blue blazer and well-coifed hair.

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Elvis Presley & Family

Elvis Presley & Family — Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley welcomed their first and only daughter Lisa Marie on February 1, 1968, exactly nine months after their wedding. The couple fawned over their little girl in the first photos of the family, taken from her room at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tenessee.

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Elvis & Family

Elvis & Family — Lisa Marie Presley wore a pink shirtdress while beaming at her baby girl in Feb. 1968. The star admitted she was first terrified at the idea of pregnancy, since she was so young. Talking to The Guardian in 2012, she confessed, “After we got married in May 1967, when I was 21, I got pregnant straight away. Initially, I was devastated.”

“I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, here I am married and now I’m pregnant and I’m not going to look attractive any more.’ It was certainly a rocky time. It was hard for Elvis too because he was a s** symbol, the most wanted sexual specimen in the world. And he was apprehensive about what his fans would think about him being a dad and how that would affect his status as a s** symbol.”

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Elvis & Girls

Elvis & Girls — According to Priscilla Presley, Elvis could be a bit of a diva when it came to dad duties. In 2017, she told Fox News, “Elvis was a great dad, [but] he had a hard time watching babies eat because they’d be drooling all over… And no, he did not change diapers. Not one. Not ever. That wasn’t a man’s job.”

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The Presleys In Memphis

The Presleys In Memphis — Elvis was also said to be a distant father. As Priscilla dished to The Guardian in 2012, “Elvis wasn’t a hands-on dad. And living at Graceland was difficult but I knew when I got married that he was going to have his guys around all the time. I could not domesticate Elvis, and I accepted that.”

“He didn’t really have that much to do with the practical stuff but I took naturally to becoming a mother. I thought, “My God, this is a product of Elvis and me and I’m going to be there for her.” The moment you have the child, everything changes. It is terrifying and it is beautiful and it changed my life and it brought Elvis and me closer together.”

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Elvis & Col. Tom In 1962

Elvis & Col. Tom In 1962 — One of the most important people in Elvis Presley’s life was his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, seen here with The King in 1962. He helped Elvis achieve huge success, introducing him to huge audiences via film and TV during his two decades guiding the star.

The Col. was also notoriously controlling, and violently clashed with Elvis at times. Still, the singers once admitted, “I don’t think I’d have ever been very big if it wasn’t for him. He’s a very smart man,” per biographers.

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Colonel Tom Parker In 1985

Colonel Tom Parker In 1985 — Col. Tom Parker and Elvis worked together until a blowout after a 1973 show at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. When Col. Tom tried to chastize Elvis for lashing out at the hotel owner Barron Hilton during his performance, the rocker fired him on the spot. As biographers recounted, Col. Tom snapped back with the classic, “You can’t fire me. I quit!.”

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Three Generations Of Presleys

Three Generations Of Presleys — Generations of Presleys got together for a hand and footprint ceremony at LA’s TCL Chinese Theater on Jun. 21, 2022. From left to right appears, granddaughter Finley Lockwood, daughter Lisa Marie Presley, ex-wife Priscilla Presley, and granddaughters Riley Keough and Harper Lockwood.

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Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough In 2015

Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough In 2015 — Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley were there to support Riley Keough after the premiere of her film Mad Max: Fury Road on May 7, 2015. Priscilla looked ageless in a white lace top while Lisa Maria sat in the center, wrapping her arm around her actress daughter. Truly embracing her rockstar heritage, Riley rocked in a leather minidress.

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Priscilla Presley In 2022

Priscilla Presley In 2022 — Priscilla Presley was pure glamour during the 13th Governors Awards on Nov. 19, 2022. Her longsleeves, ruffled frock featured a belt and her hair was sleek and red.

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Lisa Marie & Priscilla Presley In 2022

Lisa Marie & Priscilla Presley In 2022 — Lisa Marie Presley and Priscilla Presley looked amazing together during their family Hand and Footprint Ceremony at TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on Jun. 21, 2022. They coordinated their looks, both rocking smart black suits with white shirts and fierce makeup.

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