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May 1: On This Day in World History … briefly
In an attempt to heal rifts, Elvis and Priscilla held another reception at Graceland on May 29 for the friends and family who were unable to attend the original ceremonies.
1967: King finds his queen
The King of Rock n Roll and the world’s number one heart-throb, Elvis Presley, caused widespread female dismay when he married his sweetheart Priscilla Beaulieu.
The couple wed at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas at a civil ceremony with 100 guests. Priscilla wore a traditional flowing white dress and veil and Elvis a formal suit and black tie. The wedding cake was six tiers high.
After the reception they flew to Palm Springs for a two-day honeymoon before Presley was due in Hollywood for final work on his film ‘Clambake’. The plan was to complete the honeymoon at Graceland, their Memphis mansion.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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