
Introduction
MEMPHIS, TN — For decades, the world of Elvis Presley was wrapped in golden nostalgia — a perfectly preserved empire where silence spoke louder than scandal. The Presley family built its legend behind closed gates, keeping every whisper under control. But that iron curtain of silence has finally cracked — and at the center of the storm is not Elvis, not Priscilla, not Lisa Marie… but his beloved aunt, Delta Mae Biggs, gone for more than thirty years.
The feud erupted after Donna Presley, Elvis’s first cousin, broke rank with a fiery public statement defending the memory of Delta, who lived inside Graceland for 26 years — longer than the King himself. Her words, trembling with loyalty and fury, have pulled back the curtain on one of the most private corners of the Presley dynasty.
“It’s sacred to speak of the dead,” Donna declared in her emotional video, her voice tight with conviction. “To twist their memory for clicks or stories is cruel. Aunt Delta was family — she protected Elvis, not controlled him.”
A Battle Over Legacy
According to several family insiders, who spoke on condition of anonymity, recent online videos and podcasts have painted Delta in an unflattering light, suggesting she ruled Graceland with an “iron hand” after Elvis’s death — a lonely guardian turned gatekeeper. These portrayals, echoing across social media, have divided fans and relatives alike.
One longtime associate of the Presley estate told The Memphis Journal:
“They’ve never done this before — not once. The Presleys don’t respond to rumors, they don’t release defense videos. Silence was their magic. But this time, it’s personal.”
The Woman Behind the Walls
To understand the depth of emotion, one must remember who Delta Mae Biggs really was. After the death of her husband, she suffered a heart attack and turned to Elvis for help. In a rare archival interview, Delta herself recounted that day:
“I called Elvis… and he sent two of his men for me — and all my things. He said, ‘You’re coming home, Aunt Delta.’”
That act of compassion in 1967 bound her to Graceland forever. For a decade, she was a constant presence in Elvis’s life — and when he died in 1977, she never left the mansion. Until her own passing in 1993, she remained the last living guardian of Elvis’s private world, a woman who knew the home not as a museum, but as the King’s heart.
The Clash of Past and Present
Today, her name is at the center of a public storm she never could have imagined. Supporters argue that grief made Delta reclusive, not cruel. Others, citing hearsay from former staff, describe her as controlling and embittered over the commercialization of the Presley estate.
For the Presley family — whose billion-dollar legacy depends on preserving myth as much as memory — Donna’s passionate defense represents an extraordinary break in protocol. In a world where every story is re-examined and re-uploaded, even Graceland’s sacred walls cannot contain the noise.
A Family at War With the Internet
“This isn’t about gossip anymore,” said a source close to the estate. “It’s about history being rewritten by people who never met her. And for Donna, that’s unbearable.”
What began as an online debate has become a moral line in the sand — a battle over who gets to define the soul of Elvis Presley’s legacy. As the Presley family steps reluctantly into the digital battlefield, they face a new kind of enemy: the viral age itself.
The question haunting Memphis tonight is not who Delta Mae Biggs really was — but how far the Presleys are willing to go to defend her memory.
One thing is certain: the walls of Graceland are no longer silent.