Elvis Presley died instantly at residence in Graceland on August 16, 1977, together with his fiancée Ginger Alden within the subsequent room.
After a succession of girlfriends earlier than, throughout and after his marriage to Priscilla, Ginger was the primary one he proposed to.
She has fantastically described their time collectively, denouncing the favored picture of a tragic and declining idol, together with their final dialog simply hours earlier than he died.
The King had proposed to her on January 26, 1977, with a spectaculatr enormous diamond ring.
When no stone sufficiently big might be discovered quick sufficient, he had the eleven and a half carat diamond faraway from his personal TCB ring.
The King’s fiancée, who wrote about their time collectively in her e-book Elvis and Ginger, mentioned: “On the day he proposed, he mentioned: ‘Ginger, I’ve been trying to find love so lengthy, and by no means in my wildest goals did I ever suppose I’d discover it in my very own yard. I’ve been 60% glad and 40% glad, however by no means 100%. I’ve liked earlier than however I’ve by no means been in love. Ginger, I’m asking you, will you marry me?’
“Elvis introduced his hand out from round his again. In it was a small, inexperienced velvet field. Almost overcome by emotion, my voice quavered. ‘Sure,’ I managed.
“Our relationship had been so intense, as if he wished me to know nearly every little thing about him in a short while. I felt I’d discovered my soulmate. My hand was shaking as we kissed and stepped out of the toilet into the bed room. My hand was nonetheless trembling as he stored lifting it to have a look at the ring saying, ‘oh boy.’”
All through that 12 months, Elvis battled with well being and weight points, exacerbated by the large cocktail of medicine he took each day.
Ginger has beforehand described how she battled to encourage a more healthy way of life and in her new submit, Ginger described the poisonous tradition surrounding the star and the way no one ever knew how a lot she tried to assist him.
Ginger mentioned right now on her Fb web page: “I liked him deeply, knew he felt the identical, took care of him, pampered and tried to grasp him as complicated as I realized he might be… By means of my difficult him at crucial occasions behind closed doorways, one thing unbeknownst to others, I all the time felt delight as I got here to see there had been some “sure” individuals in a life taken far too quickly.
Ginger added: “Our 9 months God gave us collectively appeared to equal that of some years as I jumped onto what felt like a fast-paced prepare with Elvis educating and confiding as he shared his ideas and emotions, wanting me to “catch up” and change into part of his superb life.
“He was older, I used to be younger, however I’d not have modified our age distinction for the world.”
But it surely was Ginger who would discover The King lifeless in his lavatory, simply hours after they’d had an emotional dialog about their thrilling plans for a future that will by no means occur.
Ginger mentioned: “(We had been) sitting in his daughter Lisa Marie’s bed room within the early hours of August 16th when Elvis started discussing wedding ceremony plans and setting a date with me.”
“Elvis was wanting ahead to many issues, marriage, extra kids, severe movies and his subsequent tour.
“He was in temper, we had simply set a marriage date actually hours earlier and he instructed me a few weeks earlier than he handed that he had been off too lengthy. He was prepared to return on stage, one thing he liked with all of his being.
“This present day had begun with pleasure and hope for Elvis and me, however led to heartache and disbelief. On the age of 42, my fiancé, Elvis Aaron Presley, was lifeless.”
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