When Priscilla Presley divorced the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, in 1973, she made a bold move. She is now discussing the factors that led her to make that choice.
“Elvis was the love of my life,” Priscilla said in her recently released memoir, Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis Smith.
Priscilla married Elvis in 1967 at the age of 21. In 1968, Lisa Marie Presley, the couple’s first and only child, was born. Priscilla claims that she was ignored while the musician was on tour, despite the fact that a couple who have only been married for a year should still be in their honeymoon phase.
Her words, “My life was his life,” were written. “He must have been content. My issues were of secondary importance.
