Priscilla Presley has admitted she was wary of her son-in-law Michael Jackson during his two-year marriage to her daughter Lisa Marie.

The wife of Elvis Presley, 78, said that she had concerns that Michael’s interest in her daughter was only due to his ‘intrigue’ over her father.

Priscilla also claimed that Lisa Marie confided in her about Michael’s regular absences, revealing that he would disappear for days on end.

Speaking to Piers Morgan on Talk TV, Priscilla said she had an honest conversation with Lisa Marie about her relationship with Michael.

Priscilla recalled: ‘She said, “Mom, I’m really concerned,” this is while they were married, and she said, “I never see him. He is always gone.”

Candid: Priscilla Presley has admitted she was wary of her son-in-law Michael Jackson during his two-year marriage to her daughter Lisa Marie

Wary: The wife of Elvis Presley, 78, said that she had concerns that Michael’s interest in her daughter was only due to his ‘intrigue’ over her father

When she pressed her on where he goes to, Priscilla said that Lisa Marie admitted she didn’t know where he was and he would just call three or four days later.

Priscilla went on to discuss her fears over Michael’s interest in Elvis, saying: ‘I always felt that Michael Jackson loved Elvis, or respected Elvis, so I always felt that having the name, associated with the name with his daughter, I was concerned. I told her…’

When asked if she thought that was his main motivation for marrying Lisa Marie, she said that she did and added: ‘I never really got to know him’.

Piers then questioned if she would have preferred them not to have married, and she said: ‘Yes, just because I felt that he was so intrigued about Elvis.’, adding that he thought he was with her ‘because she was a Presley’.

The couple met when Lisa Marie was just a child and a lover of Michael’s music, but she wouldn’t become his lover until they reconnected nearly two decades later.

Many accused the couple of marrying to distract the world form the damning child molestation accusations against Michael. The couple always maintained their authenticity.

Lisa Marie was a Jackson 5 fan when she was a child, and at seven years old her father brought her back stage at one of Jackson’s concerts to meet Michael.

An employee of Michael’s told People magazine in 1994 that Lisa Marie ‘has known Michael almost all of her life, and they “stayed in touch”, after their first meeting.

Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson visit Versailles in France in 1994

Absent: Priscilla also claimed that Lisa Marie confided in her about Michael’s regular absences, revealing that he would disappear for days on end (pictured 1994)

Their friendship was rekindled in 1992 after they met again in LA. Lisa Marie was married at the time to the musician Danny Keough, who she had two children with.

In 1993 when Jackson was accused of molesting 13-year-old Jordan Chandler, he and Lisa Marie talked regularly on the phone and she became his support system throughout the investigation and its publicity.

During one of those phone calls, Michael reportedly asked Lisa Marie if she would marry him if he asked her to.

Biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli, wrote: ‘Michael valued Lisa’s settling effect on him, so much so that during his phone conversation, he posed a question that surprised both of them, ”If I asked you to marry me, would you do it?’ … Without missing a beat, she replied, “I would do it”.

Lisa Marie’s six-year marriage to Keough was falling apart at the time, and months later in May 1994 she and Michael jetted off to the Dominican Republic to escape the press and elope.

Lisa Marie filed for a quickie divorce from Keough, and she and Jackson were married in a fifteen minute ceremony. They both wore black, and Jackson donned a cowboy hat and bolo tie.

Story: The couple met when Lisa Marie was just a child and a lover of Michael’s music, but she wouldn’t become his lover until they reconnected nearly two decades later

The pair kept their marriage secret throughout the summer as rumours swirled, until Lisa Marie finally confirmed it in a statement that August.

‘My married name is Mrs. Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson. My marriage to Michael Jackson took place in a private ceremony outside the United States weeks ago,’ she said.

‘I am very much in love with Michael. I dedicate my life to being his wife. I understand and support him. We both look forward to raising a family.’

A month later she and Jackson opened the MTV Video Music Awards together. Walking out on the stage hand-in-hand.

‘Welcome to the MTV Video Music Awards,’ he said. Then, waiting another moment for the applause to die down again, he said with a not to Lisa Marie, “I’m very happy to be here. Just think, nobody thought this would last.”

He then planted a bit lip-locking kiss on his wife and pulled her in close as the crowd went wild. They then walked off stage.

Public display: Lisa Marie and Michael walk the streets of Budapest together during a trip

Rumour mill: As the couple continued to make public appearances together across 1994 and into 1995, rumours began to swirl that they did not have sex

Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1995

As the couple continued to make public appearances together across 1994 and into 1995, rumours began to swirl that they did not have sex.

They addressed the whispers in June of 1995 during an interviewed with Diane Sawyer.

‘Do we have sex?’ Lisa Marie said, and together she and Jackson exclaimed ‘Yes! Yes! Yes!’ They added that they intended to have children together.

As if to accentuate their sexual stance, a month later Michael released the music video for You Are Not Alone, which prominently featured him and Lisa Marie canoodling, dripping wet and in the nude.

Rumours about the state of their marriage continued to dog the couple throughout 1995, and finally came to fruition when they separated in December of that year.

A month later Lisa Marie filed for divorce, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.

Nevertheless, the two tried to reconcile throughout the late 90s, with Lisa Marie traveling the world to be with Michael at times, and the pair occasionally being spotting together during his world tours.

Michael married nurse Debbie Rowe in 1996 – who he would have two children with before divorcing in 2000 – and Lisa Marie married actor Nicholas Cage in 2002.

In 2003, Lisa Marie told Rolling Stone she was pulled into the relationship with Michael out of a desire to save him during his first child molestation charges.

‘You get sucked into the, “You poor, misunderstood person, you…” I’m a sucker for that,’ she said. ‘I got into this whole, “I’m going to save you” thing.’

Speaking with Oprah after his death, she said caring for Michael was one of the ‘highest points’ of her life.

‘I loved taking care of him,’ she said. ‘It was one of the highest points in my life when things were going really well, and he and I were united. It was a very profound time of my life.’