In 1973, no celebrity breakup captured more attention than Elvis Presley and his wife, Priscilla Presley.
The couple announced their separation in 1972 after a five-year marriage. However, their romance spanned even longer, over 14 years in total.
Their split dominated the tabloids, which made claims as to why their relationship ended. Some blamed Presley, while others painted Priscilla as the villain.
So what happened between Presley and his wife that led to their split? Here are the details.
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Elvis and Priscilla Met in 1959
Bettmann/Getty ImagesThe couple met in 1959 when Elvis Presley was 24 and Priscilla Beaulieu was 14. He was mourning the loss of his mother, Gladys Presley, when the two met in Germany during his Army tour of duty, per Biography.
Presley tried to ease the concerns of Priscilla's stepfather, Paul Beaulieu, about his interest in his daughter. He told the Army captain, “Well, sir, I happen to be very fond of her. She’s a lot more mature than her age, and I enjoy her company.”
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Priscilla discussed the early days of their relationship with The Hollywood Reporter. "It was a different time. I lived in his world. I wanted to please him. I wanted to fit in. I wanted to have fun with him. I wanted to see what it was that he liked.”
After he left Germany, Priscilla's parents were said to have told her that her fling with Presley was over. However, after settling back into life in Memphis, Tennessee, he began calling her and soon, she visited Graceland.
By the time she was 17, Priscilla had moved into Presley’s home, beginning a relationship filled with love and laughter, but also marked by insecurity and Presley’s infidelities. PEOPLE Magazinereported in 2024 that Priscilla stated, "Whether he was going on tour or going to Palm Springs or Vegas, obviously I know there are other things going on as well."
"That made me realize that things go on. Listen, there was him and four or five of his guys who were always together, so they’re men, right? And they were all married and they were all fooling around," she continued.
"I mean, the opportunities were there constantly," Priscilla concluded. "Constantly. Even when he would go on the road in other states, they knew he was coming, and they were making offers. He was Elvis Presley, and every woman, every girl, went after him. I can see being him, how he would take it.”
Priscilla documented many of her feelings about that difficult time in an autobiography, Elvis and Me. This bestseller was made into a movie, Priscilla, in 2023.
Despite these relationship issues, the couple became engaged and married in May 1967. Nine months to the day of their marriage, they welcomed their only child, a daughter named Lisa Marie Presley.
Elvis and Priscilla's split made headlines
In a 1973 interview with Ladies' Home Journal, Priscilla Presley discussed her split from Elvis Presley.
At that time, Presley was always on the road, and Priscilla was left alone with Lisa Marie for weeks on end. She told the publication, "Someone once said in jest that I should see other men, simply as friends, and that it would take my mind off being alone. But when you're married, you just don't date other men."
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"In mid-1972, I finally realized that things were not going to change. We had separate lives completely," she explained. The couple then announced their separation.
She didn't start dating karate instructor Mike Stone until after splitting from Elvis. In turn, he began dating Linda Thompson.
Bettmann/Getty ImagesContrary to scandalous tabloid rumors of a hostile split, the couple famously left the Santa Monica courthouse arm-in-arm in late 1973, smiling and holding hands, having agreed to a friendly, amicable separation.
Elvis and Priscilla Presley continued to co-parent Lisa Marie Presley until Elvis' death in August 1977. Lisa Marie died in 2023. Priscilla Presley has never remarried, telling PEOPLE Magazine, "I never wanted to marry after him. I never had any desire,” she said. “No one could ever match him.”
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