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Lisa Marie Presley's Public Memorial Service Details Revealed
Lisa Marie Presley's household members are mourning the precocious singer.
During the musician's memorial work astatine Graceland Jan. 22, her mom Priscilla Presley work aloud a enactment written by 1 of her granddaughters astatine the lawsuit held connected the beforehand tract of Graceland, which was Elvis Presley's erstwhile home.
Lisa Marie shared daughter Riley Keough, 33, and precocious lad Benjamin Keough with ex Danny Keough. She was besides ma to 14-year-old twins Harper Lockwood and Finley Lockwood, whose dada is her ex Michael Lockwood.
"I person nary thought however to enactment my parent into words," Priscilla work the enactment connected her phone. "Truth is, determination are excessively many. Lisa Marie Presley was an icon, a relation model, a superhero to galore radical each implicit the world. But Mama was my icon, my relation model, my superhero, successful overmuch much ways than one. Even now, I can't get crossed everything determination is to beryllium understood oregon known astir her, but arsenic she ever said, ‘I'll bash my best.'"
Priscilla besides work from a poem entitled, "The Old Soul," written astir Lisa Marie. Before leaving the podium, she said, "Our bosom is broken. Lisa, we each emotion you."
Additionally, Riley's husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, work a heartbreaking missive penned by his woman successful grant of her mom.
"I retrieve the mode you would cuddle me," helium work connected Riley's behalf. "I retrieve you singing maine and member lullabies astatine nighttime and however you'd laic with america until we fell asleep."
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In her touching message, Riley besides thanked her ma for "showing maine however emotion is successful this life," adding, "My sisters and member are a merchandise of your heart. I anticipation you yet cognize however loved you were here."
Elvis was laid to remainder astatine Graceland's Meditation Garden pursuing his abrupt decease successful 1977, and Lisa Marie took afloat ownership of the spot successful 1993. Her precocious lad Benjamin, who died by termination successful 2020 astatine property 27, is besides buried connected the grounds.
As for the destiny of the 120-acre spot beyond Lisa Marie's passing, a typical for Graceland confirmed to E! News connected Jan. 17 that Lisa Marie's 3 daughters volition inherit the estate.
The Graceland memorial work comes 10 days aft Lisa Marie died connected Jan. 12. The 54-year-old was rushed to the infirmary for a imaginable cardiac apprehension earlier that aforesaid day, constabulary told Entertainment Tonight. However, an authoritative origin of decease has not been revealed.
Following her passing, Lisa Marie's parent Priscilla confirmed the quality successful a heartbreaking statement.
"It is with a dense bosom that I indispensable stock the devastating quality that my beauteous girl Lisa Marie has near us," she told People Jan. 12. "She was the astir passionate beardown and loving pistillate I person ever known."
Since then, stars acold and wide person shared statements of their ain paying tribute to Lisa Marie and her legacy, including Nicolas Cage, who was joined to the "Forgiving" vocalist for 4 months successful 2002.
"Lisa had the top laughter of anyone I ever met," Nicolas said successful a connection to E! News Jan. 13. "She lit up each room, and I americium heartbroken. I find immoderate solace believing she is reunited with her lad Benjamin."
Meanwhile, Austin Butler, who played her begetter successful the 2022 movie Elvis, put his thoughts connected her passing into words that aforesaid day.
"My bosom is wholly shattered for Riley, Finley, Harper and Priscilla astatine the tragic and unexpected nonaccomplishment of Lisa Marie," helium said successful a connection to E! News connected Jan. 13. "I americium eternally grateful for the clip I was fortunate capable to beryllium adjacent her agleam airy and volition everlastingly cherish the quiescent moments we shared. Her warmth, her emotion and her authenticity volition ever beryllium remembered."
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