“She loved Elvis — and stayed by his side until the very end” 💔🎙️ While the world remembers Priscilla, few know about Linda Thompson — the woman who cared for Elvis through his darkest, final years. Their love story was quiet, but powerful. See rare photos and untold details in the article below 👇📸🕊️💫
As one of the most outstanding and towering rock stars of his generation, Presley even earned the title of the King of Rock & Roll. People called him one of the significant cultural figures of the 20th century whose powerful voice and breathtaking performances made him one-of-a-kind. He achieved immense success and career heights as a singer as well as actor. Among his best-remembered songs are «The Ghetto», «Hound Dog» and «Love Me Tender».
Ranked as one of the best-selling music artists in history, he has sold 500 million records worldwide surpassing every other artist in pop, country and rock genres and having won a number of accolades. The world said goodbye to him in 1977 when he suffered a heart attack that took the iconic performer’s life. When recalling his personal life, the name of Priscilla first comes to our mind as his wife and the one with whom he welcomed his daughter Lisa.
Also, his relationship with an actress Ann Margaret has recently been revealed. She was the one whom Presley loved endlessly and was about to marry instead of Priscilla. Their love story has long been the subject of heated discussions. However, he had other romances too which shaped him being an important part of his personal life. One of his girlfriends was Linda Diane Thompson.
She is an American songwriter, former actress and beauty pageant winner who made her debut as an actress in «Hee Haw Honeys». They dated in the 1970s and it lasted until a year before his passing at the age of 42. While Elvis was achieving worldwide stardom, she was gaining more and more fame participating in beauty pageants. In her book «A Little Thing Called Life» she called her relationship with Elvis a special one.
Linda was there when his health was worsening. She took good care of him during the last years of his life even waking up at nights several times just to check his condition.
