Elvis Presley expressed love for Priscilla in hit song amid personal struggle
Elvis Presley's divorce from Priscilla was amicable, but he left her with a poignant reminder of his love as they walked out of the courthouse
By George Simpson, Ayaan Ali
07:00 ET, Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Elvis Presley wed only once, tying the knot with Priscilla Presley from 1967 to 1973, who became the mother of his sole child, Lisa Marie.
Following their separation in 1972, the pair maintained a friendly divorce, which was finalized the following year.
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Elvis Presley expressed love for Priscilla in hit song amid personal struggle
Elvis Presley's divorce from Priscilla was amicable, but he left her with a poignant reminder of his love as they walked out of the courthouse
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By George Simpson, Ayaan Ali
07:00 ET, Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Pricilla and Elvis Presley on their Wedding Day
Elvis marked his divorce with a heartfelt serenade to Priscilla (Image: Getty)
Elvis Presley wed only once, tying the knot with Priscilla Presley from 1967 to 1973, who became the mother of his sole child, Lisa Marie.
Following their separation in 1972, the pair maintained a friendly divorce, which was finalized the following year.
The words appeared quite fitting for their circumstances, as a pair parting ways while pledging to maintain their love for one another, according to the Express.
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Elvis Presley expressed love for Priscilla in hit song amid personal struggle
Elvis Presley's divorce from Priscilla was amicable, but he left her with a poignant reminder of his love as they walked out of the courthouse
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By George Simpson, Ayaan Ali
07:00 ET, Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Pricilla and Elvis Presley on their Wedding Day
Elvis marked his divorce with a heartfelt serenade to Priscilla (Image: Getty)
Elvis Presley wed only once, tying the knot with Priscilla Presley from 1967 to 1973, who became the mother of his sole child, Lisa Marie.
Following their separation in 1972, the pair maintained a friendly divorce, which was finalized the following year.
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Remarkably, the King even performed a beloved romantic ballad for Priscilla as they exited the divorce courthouse.
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The tune Elvis crooned to his soon-to-be ex-wife was "I Will Always Love You," the classic hit by Dolly Parton.
The words appeared quite fitting for their circumstances, as a pair parting ways while pledging to maintain their love for one another, according to the Express.
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Elvis touchingly sang a hit song to Priscilla as they left divorce court together (Image: GETTY)
The opening lines declare: "If I should stay/I would only be in your way/And so I'll go, but I know/I'll think of you each step of the way. And I will always love you/I will always love you."
In a previous piece for The Big Issue's Letter To My Younger Self, Dolly herself revealed: "Priscilla told me later that he sang that song to her when they were coming down the steps of the courthouse after they divorced. That really touched me."
This moment held special significance for the Country star, harking back to when she declined Elvis' request to perform I Will Always Love You years earlier; a track The King never got to record.
Dolly explained how Elvis's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, made quite a stipulation for the song.
In a past interview on Living and Learning with Reba McEntire, Dolly revealed: "It didn't have anything to do with Elvis. I loved Elvis. It was Colonel Tom Parker, his manager, who was brilliant. You can't take that way from people. He did all right by him."
However, the country music sensation was hesitant to part with her own song so easily. She stated, "But I already had a No. 1 song, I Will Always Love You. That was the most important copyright I had in my publishing company. So I was so excited, I told everybody. They had called me to say that Elvis was recording it, and if I wanted to come to the studio. Elvis wanted to meet me and all that."
That evening, before the session, Colonel Tom Parker called her. Elvis' manager told Dolly: "You know, we don't record anything with Elvis unless we have the publishing, or at least half the publishing."
Dolly responded: "Well, that throws a new light on this because I can't give you half the publishing. I'm gonna leave that to my family. I can't do that."
