Riley Keough will be owner of Graceland; Priscilla Presley to be buried there. Riley Keough, the daughter of
Just days after counsel for Presley and Keough announced their settlement on May 16, TMZ reported that Priscilla had asked for a burial site next to ex-husband Elvis, the famed “King” of rock 'n' roll, during negotiations. But it was believed to be a “non-starter,” mainly because of the layout of the Meditation Garden.
Priscilla Presley has failed in a bid to be buried next to former husband Elvis. The Naked Gun actress had been in dispute with granddaughter Riley Keough over her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley's estate and, though the matter was resolved this week, the 77-year-old star had to back down on one matter.
Priscilla Presley denied request to be buried at Graceland with ex-husband Elvis. Elvis' wife for six years, Priscilla Presley, was denied her request to be buried next to her ex-husband during negotiations over her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley's trust.
Graceland's Meditation Garden is also the resting place of Elvis, his parents, Vernon and Gladys, and Elvis' grandmother Minnie Mae. The news of Lisa Marie's final resting place comes a day after Lisa Marie died unexpectedly at age 54 after suffering cardiac arrest.
"Lisa Marie's final resting place will be at Graceland, next to her beloved son Ben," a statement to PEOPLE read. She was honored with a public service at Graceland on Jan. 22. "Riley, Harper, Finley, and Priscilla are grateful for the support, well-wishes, and outpouring of love honoring their beloved Lisa Marie.
Lisa Marie Presley, who died Jan. 12 after a possible cardiac arrest, will be buried next to her father Elvis Presley and son Benjamin Keough at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. Lisa Marie Presley's final resting place has been revealed.
The sudden death of Lisa Marie Presley means that her three daughters will become the new owners of their grandfather's historic estate, Graceland. It is one of the few things their mother controlled at the time of her death, despite becoming the sole owner of Elvis Presley's estate at the age of 25.
Elvis is buried alongside his parents Vernon and Gladys, and his grandmother Minnie Mae. There is also a smaller memorial stone for Elvis's twin brother Jessie, who died at birth.
According to TMZ, the actor and entrepreneur wanted to be buried next to her legendary ex-husband, Elvis Presley, but that request was denied in a settlement over a legal dispute over the trust of Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.
Lisa Marie became the the sole owner of the mansion when the trust holding her inheritance dissolved on her 25th birthday in 1993. Graceland has become a popular tourist attraction over the years, with public tours on offer as well as sprawling museum exhibits.
By the end of the 90s, Lisa Marie's estate was worth $200 million. Aunt Delta, who was the last person to live in the house (if you believe that Elvis has actually left the building permanently and isn't simply hiding upstairs), died in 1993. Although it is his most famous, Graceland was not Elvis's only home.
Family members continued to live at Graceland after Elvis' death, including Vernon Presley, who died in 1979, and Minnie Mae Presley, who died in 1980.
In addition to Lisa Marie and Ben, Lisa Marie's father, Elvis Presley, and his parents, Vernon and Gladys, are also buried in the garden.
Elvis Presley's home has been open to the public as a museum for 40 years, but nobody is allowed upstairs. That is unless you are Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley or someone with special permission like Graceland's Vice President of Archives and Exhibits Angie Marchese.
Lisa Marie Presley was the sole heir to the sprawling 13-acre estate following Elvis' death in 1977. Per People, the Memphis mansion will now go to her three daughters, including actor Riley Keough. "Graceland was given to me and will always be mine," she told USA Today. "It will never be sold."
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Insiders say Lisa-Marie's will has caused tension between Priscilla and Riley. As previously reported by New Idea, a secret amendment made in 2016 to the will overrode the previous 2010 living trust agreement and ousted Priscilla as a trustee, along with Lisa Marie's former manager Barry Siegel.
The fate of Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion has been revealed. The Memphis, Tenn. estate will be inherited by Lisa Marie Presley's three daughters—Riley Keough and Harper and Finley Lockwood—following her death at age 54, a representative for Graceland confirmed to E! News on Jan. 17.
In 1983, during her 25th birthday, Lisa Marie finally inherited her father's entire estate, which had grown to about $100 million.
Priscilla does not currently live at Graceland, the mansion purchased by Elvis at the height of his career to live in with his family.
A majority of this money comes in through Graceland, which earns around $10 million annually during a typical year. All in all, the Presley estate is worth anywhere between $400 to $500 million as of 2020, according to a Presley estate executive cited in a report by Rolling Stone.
Lisa Marie decided to allow Barry Seigel to handle all the funds, which were mostly sold in 2005 as Elvis Presley Enterprises. Exactly 85% of Elvis' image rights were sold and this left Lisa Marie with about $40 million after taxes. Unfortunately, she lost all that inheritance between 2005 and 2015.
According to People, Lisa Marie's three daughters – actor Riley Keough, 33, and twins Harper and Finley Lockwood, 14 – will inherit Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the sole heir to her father's estate, which she assumed in 1980 after Elvis Presley's death in 1977.