Priscilla Presley Says She Learned About Elvis' Infidelity by Reading Fan Mail

Mar. 15, 2025

Priscilla Presley in 2023.Photo:Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage

Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage

“It was hard, you know, to get used to all the guys, not just Elvis but all the guys, they were like this, and I love them all, but it was a man’s world, and I was really the only woman,” she said.

Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley on their wedding day on May 1, 1967.Hulton Archive/Getty

Hulton Archive/Getty

Further complicating matters was Elvis' schedule in the years after their 1967 wedding, Priscilla said.

“He was gone a lot … and I would hear stories and the thing that did it for me was we had a home in Palm Springs, and … I decided to go up and check the mail and make sure the house was okay,” she explained.

As she began removing the mail from the mailbox, she looked through it.

“A lot of it was like, ‘Oh Elvis, thank you for the invite. Charlie Hodge [Elvis’ best friend and confidante] asked me to come up and I’m so glad you, you know, you greeted me and my girlfriends,' " she said.

And other letters were more explicit.

" ‘Elvis, I had the best night with you. Thank you so much,’ " Priscilla said, adding that she thought, “Hello, it’s getting worse,” as she continued to read.

“I decided, gosh, he’s living another life and and I just couldn’t take it. Every time he’d go to Vegas or even Palm Springs, it was, you know, it was it was difficult.”

Despite their marital struggles, Priscilla spoke highly of her time with Elvis, saying at MegaCon that the marriage ended “lovingly.”

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“He was famous, he was loving, he was a beautiful, beautiful man, [but] I just couldn’t take it. It just was not a good life for me,” she said, adding that the two still maintained a close friendship, even after their divorce in 1973.

Riley Keough and Priscilla Presley at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in January 2024.Frazer Harrison/Getty

Frazer Harrison/Getty

Priscilla’s appearance at MegaCon Orlando comes a little more than one year after sheaccompanied granddaughter Riley Keoughto the Emmy Awards in January 2024, where Keough was up for outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series forDaisy Jones & the Six.

After reaching the agreement, Priscilla shared a statement exclusively with PEOPLE, expressing that “the Presley family is stronger than ever.”

“As a family, we are pleased that we resolved this together,” the statement read. “My family and I hope that everyone will grant us the privacy we have needed to properly grieve Lisa Marie and spend personal time together. We love and appreciate all of you and the Presley family is stronger than ever.”

source: people.com