Elvis Presley: Fans gather at Graceland for funeral in 1977
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Elvis Week has kicked off at Graceland ahead of the 44th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death on August 16. And now his former girlfriend Linda Thompson, who lived with him at the Memphis mansion from 1972-1976, has paid tribute. The 71-year-old Miss Tennessee model admitted that Elvis would be “astonished” to know how much fans still love him to this day.
Linda posted pictures of herself with Elvis from the seventies on Instagram and captioned it: “Elvis week has commenced in Memphis.
“For the fans – you can look past our three-wheeled vehicle to see how Elvis Presley Blvd. used to look.
“Interestingly, there are only two people in history whose birth & death are remembered & commemorated by tens of thousands of people all over the world each & every year…
“In a non-Covid year, thousands of people gather at Graceland for a candlelight ceremony on August 16th -the day of Elvis’s death. Festivals are held all over the world on January 8th to celebrate Elvis‘s birth.”
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