A fascinating phone call came through to the obituaries desk at the Telegraph last week. It was from an actress who had spent time with Elvis Presley in the 1960s, and after several in-depth conversations with him had gained a remarkable insight into how his strong Christian upbringing had left its mark.
Barbara Whatley, as she was when she met Elvis, was the widow of a top cricketer called Rupert Webb, who died aged 96 and whose obituary we had run, and she was ringing to pass on thanks to the obituarist.
