Millons of tearful fans tuned in to watch the funeral of rock and roll icon Elvis Presley more than 30 years ago.
But the contrast with his Midland namesake’s own send-off at West Bromwich Crematorium yesterday could not have been greater – or more poignant.
For Elvis Aaron Presley, believed to be from Sandwell, departed the world without a single mourner paying their respects at his funeral. Neither was there a service or even any flowers.
A space reserved for floral tributes to Mr Presley stood empty next to wreaths and tributes to ‘mom’ – picked out in white blooms – left by mourners attending other funerals at the venue.
His death notice, carried in the Birmingham Mail, contained none of the usual touching tributes from family or friends, simply an acknowledgement that the 70-year-old died peacefully on November 3rd 2010.
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