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Sono emersi nuovi dettagli su come la famiglia Elvis saluterà definitivamente Lisa Marie Presley. La cantante e unica figlia di Elvis e Priscilla Presley è morta all’età di 54 anni il 12 gennaio dopo aver subito un apparente arresto cardiaco. Secondo TMZ, è stata trovata insensibile nella sua camera da letto ed è stata rianimata dai paramedici prima di essere portata d’urgenza in un vicino ospedale, dove è stata elencata in condizioni critiche. Sua madre ha confermato la morte di Lisa Marie in una dichiarazione straziante a People poche ore dopo il ricovero della cantante. “È con il cuore pesante che devo condividere la devastante notizia che la mia bellissima figlia Lisa Marie ci ha lasciato”, ha detto Priscilla. “Era la donna più appassionata, forte e amorevole che abbia mai conosciuto. Chiediamo privacy mentre cerchiamo di affrontare questa profonda perdita”.
The news came as a shock to many, given that Lisa Marie attended the Golden Globe Awards with her mother and “Elvis” star Austin Butler two days before her death. According to The New York Post, Lisa Marie already appeared “frail” and “unsteady” during the event and was seen clutching onto the arm of her friend, Jerry Schilling, for support while chatting with “Extra” host Billy Bush. Now, Lisa Marie’s daughter, Riley Keough, has revealed new details about her funeral and where she will be laid to rest.
Lisa Marie Presley to be laid rest at Graceland
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A public memorial service will be held in honor of Lisa Marie Presley at her father’s Graceland home in Memphis, Tennessee. A representative for her eldest daughter, Riley Keough, confirmed the news in a statement to People on January 16. It reads, “Riley, Harper, Finley, and Priscilla are grateful for the support, well-wishes, and outpouring of love honoring their beloved Lisa Marie. A public memorial service has been arranged on the front lawn of Graceland at 9:00 am on Sunday, January 22 in Memphis.”
According to Riley’s spokesperson, Lisa Marie will be laid to rest at Graceland next to her son Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in 2020. She will join her father, Elvis Presley, his parents — Gladys and Vernon Presley — and his grandmother, Minnie Mae Presley, at the Meditation Garden in Graceland. Lisa Marie considered Graceland to be her “happy place,” according to grief counselor David Kessler.
In lieu of flowers, the Elvis family is urging fans to donate to The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation, which offers support to organizations focusing on the arts, education, and children’s programs in the Memphis and Whitehaven area. It also operates Presley Place, a facility offering housing and human services to homeless families in Tennessee. Aside from Riley — Lisa Marie’s daughter with her ex-husband Danny Keough — the singer is survived by her mother and her 14-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Finley, with her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood.
