Hotel Prince de Galles - Paris, France
N 48° 52.172 E 002° 18.078
31U E 448762 N 5413187
[FR] Durant ses permissions quand il était à l’armée en Allemagne en 1959 et 1960, il résidait au «Prince de Galles». [EN] In the summer of 1959 on R&R Elvis decided to visit Paris. He wanted to see the sights and meet the actress, Brigitte Bardot.
Waymark Code: WM4FYD
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 08/19/2008
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[FR] En juin 59, Elvis Presley profite de deux semaines de permission pour visiter Paris, accompagné de quelques amis et relations professionnelles. Le groupe s'installe à l'hôtel Prince de Galles et passe notamment ses soirées aux Folies Bergère, au Moulin Rouge et au Lido, où, le 21 juin, Elvis monte sur scène et interprète de manière impromptu “Willow weep for me” au piano. Un autre soir, il assiste à la revue du Casino de Paris menée par Line Renaud. A la fin du spectacle, il rejoint Line et son mari Loulou Gasté en coulisses. C'est le début d'une nuit inoubliable.
[EN] While in Paris, he and his entourage stay at a suite at the Prince De Galles Hotel.
The Lido became their favorite haunt. Every night Elvis would let loose at the club. It got so bad that the club would have to call the hotel Prince de Galles to get the girls back over for the show. Partying nights and sleeping all days was to became a life time habit. After 2 week of heavy partying, and still fearful of flying Elvis hired a limousine at the cost of $800 to drive him back to his army barracks in Germany. Elvis liked Paris and returned twice more. He enjoyed being swamped by crowds of fans asking for an autograph because it made him feel he was still on top.
(From ElvisPresleyBiography.com and About.com)
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