Priscilla Presley confirms she’ll be buried next to ex-husband Elvis after her death: It’s ‘what I want’ (2024)

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Priscilla Presley confirms she’ll be buried next to ex-husband Elvis after her death: It’s ‘what I want’? ›

She said: "Well, my feelings are great. That's what I want and wanted." Piers added: "You'd like to be buried next to Elvis," to which she replied: "Yes." When the TalkTV

“My feelings [about being buried at Graceland] are great,” she said. “That's, you know, what I want and wanted.” When Morgan asked Priscilla if she'd like to be buried next to Elvis, to whom she was married from 1967 to 1973, she replied, “Yes." When he asked if it would indeed happen, she again said, “Yes.”

Elvis was buried at his beloved Graceland estate upon his death in 1977, and his grave sits beside those of his mother Gladys and father Vernon. Lisa Marie, his only child, is also buried at Graceland, beside her son Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020.

“I had just talked to him two nights before and to get that call, Joe Esposito called me and said 'Cilla, Elvis is dead,'” the now 78-year-old revealed to the Piers Morgan Uncensored host.

Next, Elvis asked her to finish high school in Memphis, Tennessee, which she was desperate to do. Her parents initially rejected the idea, but Priscilla continued to press the issue as Elvis tried to convince them that their daughter would be safely living with his father, Vernon, and stepmother, Dee.

Lisa Marie Presley

Following Lisa Marie's death on Jan. 12, 2023, her daughter Riley Keough's rep confirmed to PEOPLE that the daughter of Elvis will be laid to rest at Graceland. "Lisa Marie's final resting place will be at Graceland, next to her beloved son Ben," a statement to PEOPLE read.

Elvis is buried on the mansion's grounds.

Elvis was first buried at a nearby mausoleum alongside his mother, Gladys, then their remains were relocated to Graceland's Meditation Garden after thieves attempted to steal his body. Presley, his parents, grandmother, daughter and grandson are also buried there.

Why were Lisa Marie Presley and Benjamin Keough buried above ground at Graceland, but Elvis and the rest of the family members were buried underground?

According to the New York Times, Priscilla got lump-sum payment of $1 million, plus an additional $400,000 to cover her legal fees. On top of that, she was been retained as a “special adviser” and will be paid an "undisclosed annual amount for 10 years, or until her death."

Priscilla was there for Elvis' funeral on August 18, 1977 at Graceland. There were about 80,000 in attendance, according to People. "I was in shock," Priscilla said of the funeral on TODAY in 2018. "You'd see glimpses, you'd see people crying, hysterical, fainting, and that's how impactful it was and still to this day.

What did Elvis call Priscilla? ›

“Elvis, with his history of baby talk, already had four hard-to-take nicknames for Priscilla,” Fortas added. “'Nungen,' which was an affectionate twist on 'young one,' 'Cilla,' 'Little One,' and the one he began using with increased frequency, now that its former owner didn't need it anymore: 'Satnin. '”

Priscilla herself once said in an interview that Elvis "did want me to dye my hair black when I was young so we could look alike a little bit." So she did. Her hair becomes darker and larger than her small stature. Her light eyes become painted in dark eyeliner because Elvis said so. This isn't a new phenomenon though.

Priscilla moved out of the couple's home in 1972, after telling Elvis she was leaving him for good, Elvis was 36 and she was 26. By this point, she'd already begun an extramarital romance with karate instructor, Mike Stone, and was deeply unhappy in her marriage.

Priscilla was there for Elvis' funeral on August 18, 1977 at Graceland. There were about 80,000 in attendance, according to People. "I was in shock," Priscilla said of the funeral on TODAY in 2018. "You'd see glimpses, you'd see people crying, hysterical, fainting, and that's how impactful it was and still to this day.

As for Priscilla, she didn't expect to be mentioned, because Elvis had made his settlement with her when they were divorced." In fact, since Lisa Marie became sole heir at 11, Priscilla took control of her daughter's interests, with the will making it clear any child of Elvis would not fully inherit until they were 25.

He was buried in a cemetery first and when someone tried to steal his body, his father was given permission to bury Elvis and his mother at Graceland. Elvis, his mother, twin brother, father, Grandmother, grandson and now his daughter are all buried there.