Elvis Presley’s Greatest Love Set to Spill Untold Secrets at Elvis Week originally appeared on Parade.
Elvis Presley’s greatest love is set to share never-before-heard stories during intimate “conversations” with fans at this year’s Elvis Week. After living four and a half years with the King of Rock and Roll, Linda Thompson will open up about their deeply personal moments and unforgettable romance.
Thompson will be a part of the event, “Conversations on Elvis,” occurring at Graceland on August 15. Joining her to share their memories of the king will be Jerry Schilling, Tony Orlando, Brenda Lee, and Peter Guralnick. Other guests include Carol Connors, Ann Moses, Sandy Kawelo, and Terry Mike Jeffrey.
The songwriter will also take part in a sold-out Graceland Tour experience. The 10-person event is a personal, after-hours experience where fans can take a guided tour of Graceland, followed by a Q&A session with Thompson and Schilling from inside the Jungle Room.
Additionally, Thompson will take part in Elvis: An Author’s Perspective, hosting a special book signing for her memoir A Little Thing Called Life. This event gives fans a chance to meet Thompson and hear her reflections on life with the King of Rock and Roll.
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During a 2023 Elvis Week appearance, Thompson thrilled fans with little-known facts about her romance with Presley. She said kissing him was like taking “two big fluffy marshmallows, putting them together, and the sweetness and the softness that they are, and you just kiss those marshmallows, that’s the closest thing I could come to explaining what it would be like kissing Elvis. Because he did have the softest and sweetest lips.”
She also revealed the king smelled like “Neutrogena soap. He always had this little essence of the clean, fresh smell of Neutrogena.”
In 2024, Thompson shared details of private moments in the king’s bedroom. She explained, “It was our place where we could be sequestered and private. Talk and share intimate secrets.”
She continued, “And read our books and pray. He was an extraordinary human being.”
Linda Thompson and Elvis Presley’s relationship ended in December 1976. He died eight months at 42 in August 1977.
Elvis Presley’s Greatest Love Set to Spill Untold Secrets at Elvis Week first appeared on Parade on Jul 25, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
