“A Kiss from Elvis: A Memorable Moment for Lucky Lady Rose Knox-Peebles”

LUCKY LADY / Not many women can boast that they have been kissed by music legend Elvis Presley, but 79-year-old Rose Knox-Peebles can – and remembers the moment as one of the best times in her life. The writer and artist from London had gone to Las Vegas in 1970 to watch Elvis perform, when the opportunity arose as he suddenly got down from the stage and walked through the audience.

Rose will remember it for the rest of her life. Rose says, “My husband Brian and I were Elvis fans, so we thought we should go see him. Perform . So we traveled out there and went to the evening dinner show. We sat right at the back.” “Everyone else must have tipped the maitre-d’ and got good seats but we didn’t so we were sat right at the back. During the show Elvis stepped down from the stage and started walking through the audience. I couldn’t believe it, so He put his hands around my face and kissed me” Rose said she felt like a teenager – although she was aged 30 at the time.

She explained: “It was absolutely wonderful and it was everything I thought it would have been like kissing Elvis. “It was great. Of course he kissed me on the lips I just felt the pressure off his lips and that’s what I remember. Afterwards, I just thought, ‘Shall I wash my face?’