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The funeral of Lisa Marie Presley

The late Lisa Marie Presley daughter of the late Elvis and her mother Priscilla Funeral

The sad farewell to the daughter and only child of the King of Rock 'n' Roll - Elvis at Graceland, where members of the public could attend as well as family, and friends that included the top of show business.

Priscilla Presley addressing the attendees at her late daughters Lisa Marie Presley funeral
Priscilla Presley addressing the attendees at her late daughters Lisa Marie Presley funeral

Priscilla Presley understandably looked gaunt and grief stricken as she spoke about the loss of losing her only daughter and read a poem written by her granddaughters Harper and Finley about their life and loss of their late mother Lisa Marie Presley.

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What is just as painful is the fact that her late daughter died just twelve-years older than her late father, and the pain of losing her late ex-husband Elvis Presley to cardiac arrest was the same cause of death for her daughter.

When Priscilla Presley left Graceland and Elvis she and Lisa Marie Presley moved to Los Angeles, the capital of the Western entertainment world.

Lisa Marie and with her mother Priscilla Presley
Lisa Marie and with her mother Priscilla Presley

In Los Angeles Priscilla Presley mixed with actors, actresses, artists, and musicians and Lisa Marie Presley grew up amongst the top entertainers of the day.

Lisa Marie Presley went to concerts where she saw Queen and gave their singer Freddie Mercury her scarf, and liked Elton John and Michael Jackson, who later became friends in her inner circle and the latter becoming her second husband.

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Navarone Garibaldi and his mother Priscilla Presley
Navarone Garibaldi and his mother Priscilla Presley

Lisa Marie Presley's half-brother Navarone Garibaldi wrote in tribute to his sister on Instagram “Big sister…I hope you are now at peace and happy with your Dad and your son by your side. I still can't believe this, I'm lost for words. Love you sis. Beijos”, displaying a broken heart emoji at the end of his tribute to his big sister.

Smashing Pumpkins singer-guitarist Billy Corgan sang an acoustic rendition of To Sheila as he started the live set as part of the schedule of Lisa Marie Presley's funeral.

Alanis Morrissette sang Rest accompanied by a pianist and has stated that the song represented those that struggle with mental illness.

Axl Rose the singer with the American Rock band Guns 'n' Roses
Axl Rose the singer with the American Rock band Guns 'n' Roses

The service had Axl Rose, the singer of rock group Guns 'n' Roses, sing and play on a gorgeous black concert piano, their most famous and successful song November Rain.

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Axl Rose addressed those that turned up for Lisa Marie Presley's funeral or "Celebration of Life" as it was called, looking very emotional at losing a fellow artist and friend.

Speakers included Austin Butler who played her late father in his biopic Elvis and his girlfriend Kaia Gerber the daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford.

Priscilla, Austin Butler and Lisa Marie Presley
Priscilla, Austin Butler (Elvis) and Lisa Marie Presley

Lisa Marie Presley and Austin Butler became close as he took on the most challenging task of playing her late father Elvis, and the most respected singer and entertainer not just in America but worldwide.

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The portrayal of Austin Butler playing her late father Elvis was so good that it had a profound effect on Lisa Marie Presley, that she said, "It took me five days to process after seeing the [Elvis] movie".

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson speaking in honour of her friend Lisa Marie Presley at her funeral
Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson speaking in honour of her friend Lisa Marie Presley

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York and the ex-wife of Prince Andrew part of the British Royal Family spoke kind words of her friend since 2009, and they called each other fondly “Sissie”.

Lisa Marie Presley's eldest daughter Riley Keough from her first marriage to Danny Keough, wrote what she wanted to say and got her husband Ben Smith Peterson to read her tribute in honour of her late mother, probably too heartbroken to address those attending the funeral.

“Thank you for giving me strength, my heart, my empathy, my courage, my sense of humour, 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.”

In the last part of her dedication for her late mother Riley and her husband revealed they became parents to a daughter in 2022.

Harper, Lisa Marie, Riley, Finley and Benjamin
Harper, Lisa Marie, Riley, Finley and Benjamin
“Thank you for showing me that love is the only thing that matters in this life. I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me, the way you loved my brother [and] my sisters”.

Lisa Marie Presley is buried next to her late son Benjamin Keough who tragically committed suicide at a party in Los Angeles in 2021, and opposite her late father Elvis, and her grandfather and grandmother at Graceland.

Lisa Marie Presley grave next to her son
Lisa Marie Presley grave next to her son

Graceland was bought by Elvis when he was only twenty-two and was fast becoming a rising star, is, and will remain a museum for fans to continue to visit, and will now be inherited by Lisa Marie Presley's daughters, Riley Keough, Harper and Finley Lockwood.

In 2005, Lisa Maire Presley sold 85 percent of the Elvis Presley Enterprise to CKX inc that develops entertainment content and intellectual property and kept the remaining 15 percent, Graceland and the grounds within the property.

Lisa Marie Presley did some duet songs with her late father, one of the most political songs Elvis ever recorded: In the Ghetto, and favourites of Elvis: Don't Cry Daddy, Where No One Stands Alone, and I Love You Because, which was moving then and more moving as you see her buried opposite her late father and next to her late son in Graceland.

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The legacy of Elvis and his only and late daughter Lisa Marie Presley will live on as all of them have been laid to rest of the Presley family in the grounds of Graceland.

So long, and may the afterlife be a happier and better existence Lisa Marie Presley.

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