Mourners gather to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of singer Elvis Presley at his former home of Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee. Karen Pulfer Focht / Reuters
Fans wait in line outside Graceland. Presley died August 16, 1977. Brandon Dill / AP Photo
About 30,000 people are expected to attend a vigil at Graceland’s Meditation Garden where Elvis and his family members are buried. Karen Pulfer Focht / Reuters
It was the first time that people were charged to attend the night-time vigil, which ran from last night until the morning. Pulfer Focht / Reuters
A street memorial is lit during a candlelight vigil for Elvis Presley in front of Graceland, Presley's Memphis home, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. Fans from around the world are at Graceland for the 40th anniversary of his death. Presley died Aug. 16, 1977. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Luis Enrique Gonzalez and Elsa Velazquez, who travelled from Puerto Rico, joins mourners who gathered to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of singer Elvis Presley at his former home of Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht
Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie lights the candles of some of the mourners who gathered to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of singer Elvis Presley at his former home of Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht
Mourners gather to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of singer Elvis Presley at his former home of Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.