Priscilla Presley appearance with Navarone
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The gist
Priscilla Presley, 81, appeared in Baesweiler, Germany, with son Navarone Garibaldi Garcia, 39, signing the town's Golden Book.
The rare joint outing returns her rarely-seen son to the spotlight.
Background
Priscilla Presley is an actress known for 'Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!' and the ex-wife of Elvis Presley, to whom she was married from 1967 to 1973. Navarone Garibaldi Garcia is her 39-year-old son with former partner Marco Garibaldi, a screenwriter and producer; he fronts the rock band Them Guns and has mostly stayed out of the spotlight. Priscilla returned to Germany, where she first met Elvis, ahead of a live on-stage show about her life with and after him. The appearance follows a summer in which Navarone drew criticism for a GoFundMe to fund an organic pizza business.
How it unfolded
- 1984Priscilla Presley and screenwriter Marco Garibaldi were introduced by a mutual friend; they were together 22 years without marrying.
- 1987Priscilla fell pregnant with Navarone; her pregnancy was written into the script of the '80s soap Dallas, in which she was guest starring.
- 2020Navarone reached a breaking point and detoxed cold turkey with his mother's help.
- 2023Navarone told People: 'A lot of people know about me. But they don't know me.'
- 2026 (summer)Navarone faced backlash for launching a GoFundMe to raise $5,500 for an 'affordable organic pizza' business from his driveway.
- Oct 20, 2026Priscilla, 81, visited Baesweiler, Germany, with Navarone, 39, signing the town's Golden Book ahead of an event celebrating her life with Elvis.
- Oct 20, 2026Priscilla introduced her son to the crowd; Navarone said he was 'just happy to be traveling with my mom.'
Who’s saying what
- Public
- Navarone said critics of his GoFundMe were 'ignorant people who think I should ask my mom,' adding that he also has bills, a budget and donates to other causes.
- Caution
- Navarone said he got in trouble more than other kids because parents wanted a reason to talk to his mother, and that he wasn't comfortable with it.
Still unverified
Sources disagree on Navarone's age, reported as 39 in most outlets but as 31 in the Daily Mail; they also differ on when Priscilla and Marco Garibaldi's relationship ended (2006 vs 2022) and on Garibaldi's role, described variously as screenwriter, television producer and 'second husband' music producer.