Elvis Presley was 24 years old and Priscilla Beaulieu (later Priscilla Presley) was 14 when they first met in 1959 while he was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army.

Quick Scoop

  • Priscilla has said in interviews that “when we met, I was an impressionable 14 years old. He was 24,” describing how young and overwhelmed she felt around an already world-famous star.
  • They met at a gathering at Elvis’s rented home near his base in Germany in September 1959, when Priscilla was a ninth-grade student and Elvis was serving his military duty.
  • Their 10-year age gap and the fact that she was only 14 at the time have continued to spark discussion and debate in modern forums and articles, especially with renewed attention from recent films and biopics about their relationship.

TL;DR: Priscilla was 14 and Elvis was 24 when they met, and that age gap remains a trending topic whenever people revisit their relationship story.

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