In Denial
Priscilla was getting ready to go into a meeting when she received the call from her sister about Elvis being in the hospital. She rushed home, speeding past red lights, but by the time she made it back, she learned that he had already passed away of a heart attack. She said that even though they divorced, she had never stopped loving him and that he was always the love of her life. She said: “I needed to find out what the world was like, really, it was one world. But the greatest thing about our relationship was that we still loved each other.”
In Denial
Inheriting Graceland
After Elvis passed away, his father Vernon Presley inherited his estate. However, once Vernon passed away in 1979, Priscilla was the one who took over. It cost $500,000 each year to maintain the home, which was eating away at Lisa Marie’s inheritance. Priscilla decided to hire CEO Jack Snoden to turn Graceland into a tourist attraction, and just 4 weeks after opening up to the public, the estate made back the money that was invested into it. Eventually, the trust grew to be over $100 million.
Inheriting Graceland