Singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, who was the only daughter of ‘The King of Rock and Roll,’ Elvis Presley, was laid to rest on the famous property Graceland next to her father and her son Benjamin Keough, who died of suicide in 2020.
Presley passed away on January 12, after she suffered cardiac arrest in her LA home. The news of the tragic loss was shared by her mother, Priscilla Presley, who wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us.
“She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known.”
On the day of Presley’s funeral, her son-in-law, Ben Smith-Peterson, the husband of Presley’s daughter, Riley, shared Riley’s words on her behalf and said, “I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me, the way you loved my brother and my sisters. Thank you for giving me strength, my heart, my empathy, my courage, my sense of humor, my manners, my temper, my wildness, my tenacity. I’m a product of your heart, my sisters are a product of your heart, my brother is a product of your heart.”
It was also revealed that Lisa Marie Presley become a grandmother months prior to her passing. Riley Keough, her daughter, gave birth in 2022 and she confirmed the news with People magazine.
Riley and Ben have been married since 2014, and the two became first-time parents of a baby girl last year. The couple met during the filming of Mad Max: Furry Road.
In an article she published in Vogue Australia, Riley wrote, “My husband is such a good person. He’s calm and loyal and strong and sensitive. He’s my best friend.”
Besides Riley and her late son Benjamin, Presley was also a mother of twin girls Harper and Finley who are said to be left deeply traumatized by their mother’s loss. The girls are now with their father, who got full custody over them.
At the time being, the twins and Riley are spending time with their grandmother, Priscilla, in order to provide comfort to each other.
Lisa Marie Presley’s final public appearance was just two days prior to her passing. She and her mother Priscilla attended the Golden Globe event to support actor Austin Butler who portrayed her father in the biopic Elvis.
The famous Graceland property will now be left to Presley’s three daughters.
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