Elvis Presley's Former Fiancée Ginger Alden Shares Rare Photos 49 Years After Their Engagement: 'Many Wonderful Memories'
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Virginia ChamleeJanuary 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Elvis Presley with Ginger Alden
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Elvis Presley's former fiancé is remembering the King
In a post shared to Facebook, Ginger Alden said she would "always hold dear his sincere and beautiful words"
Alden was Presley's final companion who found him dead in his bathroom in 1977
Elvis Presley's last love is remembering her romance with the King.
Ginger Alden, Presley's former fiancée and final companion who found him dead in his bathroom in 1977, took to Facebook to share her memories of the couple's relationship, along with rare photos.
"This was a special day 49 years ago for Elvis and myself becoming engaged," Alden, 69, captioned the photos, posted on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. "I will always hold dear his sincere and beautiful words to me then and near the end, his confiding in me and our love for one another."
"Thank you Elvis, you filled my life with many wonderful memories," she added.
The photos show Alden in a fur coat alongside Presley, with another showing her engagement ring, resting on green velvet.
Alden, a former model and actress, had dated Elvis for two months before he proposed to her.
She reportedly had a contentious relationship with the Presley family following his death, and her mother, Jo Laverne Alden, sued the Presley estate, claiming that he had promised to pay off her mortgage.
Alden was also allegedly banned from entering the musician's Graceland home, with Elvis' uncle Vester telling The Daily Express that "Ginger Alden is dead now as far as the family is concerned."
She eventually detailed their relationship in a 2014 memoir called Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story.
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In 2023, Alden showed her respects to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who had been around 8-9 years old at the time of she and Presley's engagement. Lisa Marie died on Jan. 12, 2023.
"It's not always easy knowing all/what to say in moments sometimes but here goes," she wrote on Facebook. "As many of us share with extreme saddened hearts today the passing of Elvis's daughter, I wanted to reflect."
"My time with Lisa Marie was unique for me and special," added Alden, who had been 19 when she first started dating Elvis in November 1976. "I grew to care deeply for her and felt the same from her."
"We didn't have years together but it was quality time spent for sure when she visited Elvis and me at Graceland as a young child in 77 and was able to join us on some tours and visit with me at my family home," Alden said.
"I will always remember riding in the golf cart with Lisa at her father's home, something she loved so very much and taking her to good 'ole' Mcdonalds for a burger," she added. "We went to Libertyland, rode rides, something we all loved to do. I understood her feelings and appreciated notes she wrote to me."
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