Elvis ex Linda Thompson shares sweet photo with King when he ‘arrested her’

Elvis Presley's old flame Linda Thompson has shared a sweet photo of herself with The King when he "placed her under arrest".

By George Simpson, Senior Film and Arts Reporter

Elvis Presley was ’nuzzling’ against me says Linda Thompson

dated countless women during his short 42 years, but one of his most serious and long-lasting relationships aside from his marriage to Priscilla Presley was with .

The King dated the Miss Tennessee model from 1972-76 and the couple lived together at Graceland.

They split amicably around eight months before his death and to this day she pays loving tribute to his legacy.

Regularly posting old photos of herself with Elvis on social media, Linda's latest snap features the couple sitting together, with The King holding up a police badge.

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Linda captioned the Instagram post: “Monday musing… That time I was happily placed under arrest by Officer Presley for being too cute and young…”

Elvis was a big supporter of local law enforcement and was gifted many honourary badges by police forces around the USA.

One fan commented: “Oh what a nice picture Linda! Who wouldn’t want to be arrested by that hunk. What a beautiful couple you two made!”

Another added: “This is one of my favourite pictures of the two of you. Thank you for looking after Elvis for 4 years and loving him even now. You look like a great couple.”

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