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Lisa Marie Presley Mourned at Public Memorial Service Held at Graceland: Photos
Goodbye. Lisa Marie Presley was buried at her father’s Graceland home and mourned during a public memorial service on Sunday, January 22.
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The service, which began with a rendition of “Amazing Grace” by Jason Clarke and The Tennessee Mass Choir, taking place on the front lawn of Graceland. priest Dwayne Hunt presided over the memorial, offering support to Presley’s loved ones.
“For Riley, for Harper, for Finley, we step forward in support,” Sarah FergusonPrincess of York, said on Sunday, remarking that she felt honored to speak since they called each other “Sissy” during years-long friends.
The “Storm & Grace” singer – who is an only child Priscilla Presley and late ex-husband Elvis Presley – died on January 12 after going into cardiac arrest. He is 54 years old.
“It is with a heavy heart that I have to share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” Priscilla, 77, said in a statement to people in time. “She was the strongest and most loving woman I know. We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this deep loss. Thank you for your love and prayers. There will be no further comments at this time.
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Lisa Marie is survived by her mother and three daughters: Riley Keoughthat she shared with your ex-husband Danny Keoughand twins Harper and Finley, who coparented with the former spouse Michael Lockwood. Lisa Marie and Danny, 58, also share their son Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in 2020 at the age of 27.
After his death, Lisa Marie’s mother and her children announced that they planned to hold a public memorial for the late songwriter at Graceland. (Elvis, who died in 1977 at the age of 42, bought the Memphis, Tennessee property in 1957.)
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“Riley, Harper, Finley, and Priscilla are grateful for the outpouring of support, hope, and love in honor of their beloved Lisa Marie,” a Presley family representative said. Us Weekly in a statement on Monday, January 16. “A public memorial service has been held on the front lawn of Graceland at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 22, in Memphis.”
Lisa Marie’s casket was laid to rest in the property’s Meditation Garden on Thursday, January 19, next to her “beloved son” Benjamin. The late “Jailhouse Rock” crooner and his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley, are also buried at Graceland.
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The Tennessee native died two days after he attended the 80th annual Golden Globes with Priscilla, in celebration Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis biopic. 2022 movie starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks as Elvis and music manager Colonel Tom Parker, respectively. At The Carrie Diaries alum, 31, even took home the trophy for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama.
“I also want to thank you … the Presley family, thank you, thank you for opening your hearts and your memories [and] your home for me,” Butler gushed in a January 10 speech. “Lisa Marie, Priscilla: I love you forever.”
Scroll below to see photos from the memorial service: