Priscilla Presley claimed she was visiting her brother after school one day at the Eagles Club, where American servicemen and their families frequently dined when a man named Currie Grant approached her and asked whether she liked Elvis Presley.
The new biographical drama “Priscilla” by Sofia Coppola digs at Priscilla Presley’s relationship with musician Elvis Presley, revealing how the two met when Priscilla was just 14 years old.
Elvis Presley, 24, was serving in the Army in Germany at the time, where Priscilla Presley’s stepfather was stationed.
Over the years, their story has been the topic of numerous interpretations, with Coppola’s work being the most recent in a long line of retellings. Cailee Spaeny plays the title character, and Jacob Elordi portrays Elvis Presley.
At a press conference for the film in September, the actual Priscilla Presley, now 78, claimed it was “difficult” for her to see.
“It’s tough to sit and watch a film about you, your life, and your love,” Priscilla Presley admitted at the time. “Sofia performed an outstanding job. She did her schoolwork; we talked a few times, and I did everything possible for her.”
Priscilla Presley said in her memoir that she met Elvis Presley at a party when she was 14.
Priscilla Presley claimed she was visiting her brother after school one day at the Eagles Club, where American servicemen and their families frequently dined when a man named Currie Grant approached her and asked whether she liked Elvis Presley.
She recalls laughing and asking, “Who doesn’t?” in the book.
“I’m a good friend of his,” she said to Grant. “My wife and I visit him frequently. “Would you like to join us for dinner one evening?”
She found herself in a blue and white sailor dress, meeting the King of Rock ‘N’ Roll two weeks later after her stepfather had met and checked up on Grant’s credentials.
Elvis Presley had asked her if she was a junior or senior in high school before she revealed she was only in ninth grade, she wrote.
“Ninth grade,” he said, laughing. “Why, you’re just a baby.”
Elvis Presley was 24 years old at the time. Gladys Presley, his beloved mother, had died not long before their meeting.
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