Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley were joined by three thousand fans at Graceland today to celebrate what would have been Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday. Some fans traveled from parts of Europe to be in attendance.

Presley died in 1977. He was 42 at the time and the unrivaled King of his rock n roll music genre.

“It’s certainly bittersweet,” Queen Priscilla remarked. Her own relationship with Elvis was purportedly rocky and ended in divorce. Their only offspring, Lisa Marie, was in attendance with her children.

Two of Presley’s grandchildren cut a large birthday cake, which was shared with the waiting crowd. “He would have been very, very proud, absolutely very proud of his grandchildren,” Priscilla said of Elvis.