NASHVILLE - Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, gave visitors to Graceland an inside look at her life with the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll at his Memphis estate on Wednesday as she celebrated her 44th birthday with the opening of a new exhibit.
The exhibit is called “Elvis... Through His Daughter’s Eyes,” and displays artifacts including Lisa Marie’s baby footprints, tricycle, a record player and her crib, said Kevin Kern, director of public relations for Elvis Presley Enterprises.
“This exhibit is something she has been very excited about,” Kern said, adding that it also includes family photos and home movies featuring Lisa Marie’s childhood and her relationship with her father before he died in 1977.
On an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Wednesday, Lisa Marie Presley showed off a scarf on which Elvis had written the words “I love my Lisa, Daddy” from 1972.
She told the show that she remembered her father singing “Can’t Help Falling in Love” to her. She said the new exhibit includes some of her dad’s “most amazing clothes ever” and a small chest containing personal items he took with him on tour, including a photo of his father and his driver’s license.
Twenty-five people were chosen from more than 2,000 entries for the first day of the exhibit, and each was allowed to bring a guest.