Elvis and Me

Elvis and Me is a 1985 American biography written by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, the former wife of singer Elvis Presley. The book tells of their meeting on an American army base in Germany and their subsequent relationship.

Marriage, family, and the Nancy Sinatra factor

Priscilla Ann Beaulieu and Elvis Presley were married on May 1, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She wrote that being called Mrs. Elvis Presley sounded better than live-in Lolita, teen heartthrob or other labels given her in the past by some of the press. After the wedding ceremony Frank Sinatra's private jet flew them to their Palm Springs, California home. Like the romantic she claimed Elvis was, he carried his new bride across the threshold singing "The Hawaiian Wedding Song", then carried her straight to the bedroom.

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May 1 - 1967 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Frank Sinatra - Palm Springs, California

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After a second wedding reception at Graceland for friends and Memphis locals, Priscilla and Elvis went to his ranch near Horn Lake, Mississippi where they locked themselves away for several days of much needed privacy. However the press and the curious showed up, lining a fence on the property's perimeter and standing on the tops of cars to take photos.

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Priscilla Presley says they planned on children but not right away and she was not prepared for her pregnancy. She considered an abortion, in part because Elvis had made derogatory comments in the past about "women using pregnancy as an excuse to let themselves go." As a result of her constant sense of insecurity she went on a diet and lost weight so that by the time she gave birth she weighed less than she had before getting pregnant. She wrote that during her pregnancy they had made love passionately until she began hearing rumors about Elvis and his co-star on the set of the film Speedway. When Priscilla Presley asked her husband about the stories he dismissed them out of hand, telling her she was being overly sensitive due to her "condition." However, six months into her pregnancy, Nancy Sinatra telephoned Priscilla and said she wanted to give her a baby shower. Priscilla wrote that she was apprehensive about such a request coming from a woman she hardly knew but Elvis assured her it was a good idea and she should accept. Priscilla says she went along with it and got along well with Sinatra. All seemed to be nothing more than her insecurity fueled by the never-ending gossip columns until a week or so later when Elvis informed her he needed time to think and wanted a trial separation. Numb, all she could say was: "You've got it. Just tell me when to leave." She lived in agony for days but he changed his mind without ever saying a thing. Two months later, their daughter Lisa Marie was born in Memphis on February 1, 1968.

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Pregnancy - Abortion - Speedway - Baby shower - Lisa Marie

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