Priscilla Presley gives surprising insight into her relationship with Elvis…see more

Priscilla Presley is best known for her tumultuous marriage to Elvis Presley.

While her relationship with the King of Rock and Roll ended four years before he passed away, she remained present throughout his life as they shared their daughter Lisa Marie.

But while Priscilla remains an iconic part of her ex-husband’s image, and a staunch defender of Graceland’s legacy, there’s one fact about her relationship that may surprise fans: she didn’t see Elvis perform live until she had been with him for nine years.

The 79-year-old saw him perform live for the first time during the taping of his iconic ’68 Comeback Special, which aired on NBC on December 3, 1968. She was certainly taken aback by the show, which she described as “a great trip.”

“You see all the girls lined up, all the fans going nuts, and I’m looking at this going, ‘Wow,'” Priscilla told people. “And he’d take his scarf off his neck and he’d give it to someone right there by the stage, and they would go crazy. It was really a treat. It was a trip, a great trip.”