Lisa Marie Presley’s mother, Priscilla Presley, confirmed her daughter’s death on January 12. “I am deeply saddened to inform you that my beloved daughter Lisa Marie has died. “She was the fieriest, most powerful, and loving woman I’d ever encountered,” Priscilla told People.
“As we deal through this sad loss, we seek prudence.”
I appreciate your prayers and thoughtfulness.” Lisa Marie died on her way to the hospital after a heart attack.
Benjamin Keough was Lisa Marie’s first married child to Danny Keough, who died tragically in 2020. Finley and Harper Lockwood were her fourth ex-husband, Michael Lockwood’s twins. Riley, in particular, has spoken out about growing up with a rock ‘n’ roll mother, but Lisa Marie’s children have yet to express their feelings over her death. But how did they interact as mother and daughter?
Riley Keough has admitted that despite being born into one of the world’s most famous families—after all, Lisa Marie Presley is Elvis Presley’s daughter—her mother made a point of raising her away from the spotlight. “I don’t want you to be just another well-known Hollywood daughter,” she explained. She was uninterested in such a way of life. Riley told Nylon in 2016 that she wasn’t paying attention. “It had shown up. We’d be photographed doing things, but I wasn’t 15 when I read my first tabloid.”
They appear to have stayed friends throughout Lisa Marie’s life. Riley, who has been in films such as “Magic Mike,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” and “Daisy Jones & The Six,” spoke to People only days before her mother passed away. “My mother has an undeniable influence on me,” she said of Lisa Marie, whom she described as a “terrifically powerful, intellectual woman.” Riley also described her mother’s parenting style, telling the publication, “I grew up with a person that pursued their way without consideration for what others might say. She served as an inspiration to me.”
Lisa Marie Presley’s most significant accomplishment was becoming a mother. She excitedly addressed her pregnancy with ABC News in 2004, telling them, “Everything is better when you have children.”
“Even if you’re an adult, they’re always there, so you go through everything they’re going through,” she stated. “They serve as your anchor, driving you to give up your identity and focus solely on them, which is incredible. Oh, everything is fantastic.”
When Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough appeared together on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 2007, Lisa Marie Presley described how she always tried to shield Riley Keough from the expectations of being a kid of a superstar. “I didn’t want her to have a competitive or threatening vibe,” Lisa Marie explained. “I wanted to give [my children] the freedom to do anything they pleased,” she explained.
It’s no wonder, then, that Lisa Marie has always been supportive of Riley’s work, even if the actress has acknowledged that, as the fortunate child of a famous family, she has offered Riley some tough advice. “You have to work hard in anything you do, or you will not be taken seriously,” Lisa Marie is said to have warned Riley.
Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough were close friends until her death. They use Lisa Marie’s dying months to promote the 2022 film “Elvis,” starring Austin Butler as Lisa Marie’s legendary father, Elvis Presley.
Lisa Marie spoke about her late father and how the film honored his legacy by acting as close to him as possible in various interviews. Riley was born 12 years after Elvis died in 1997. “It was a very emotional [event].” “It simply brings up such generational trauma – in a good way,” Lisa Marie said on “Positive Morning America” with Riley. Riley declared, “I’m finished,” after only five minutes. “I was crying, and she was already crying.”
The Presleys then drove to Hollywood for the film’s premiere, where Lisa Marie, Riley, Priscilla, Finley, and Harper Lockwood posed for pictures on the red carpet alongside one another. Riley also shared sweet photos from a Graceland premiere on Instagram, proving how close this celebrity family is.
