Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough came together to celebrate the middle school graduation of Lisa Marie Presley’s twin daughters, following the resolution of a legal dispute over the late singer’s trust. Priscilla shared a family photo on Instagram on Friday, in which she stood alongside the “Daisy Jones and the Six” actress and Keough’s 14-year-old sisters, Harper and Finley. In her caption, the ex-wife of Elvis Presley expressed her joy over her granddaughters’ graduation, stating that they were now high school students. Priscilla looked radiant in a yellow print dress, while Keough wore a blue striped collared frock and a large sunhat. The twins, who Lisa Marie had with ex-husband Michael Lockwood, matched in black shirts and simple jewelry.
The family gathering came just days after Keough and her grandmother reached an agreement on Lisa Marie’s estate matters. According to court documents, Keough agreed to pay Priscilla a lump-sum payment of $1 million, in addition to another $400,000 to cover her legal fees. However, Priscilla was reportedly denied her request to be buried next to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll during negotiation talks.
A source revealed that the legal battle over Lisa Marie’s estate had caused Priscilla and Keough to stop talking to each other. However, Priscilla denied rumors of a family squabble in court documents, stating that she had fired the lawyers responsible for disputing the will. This month, Priscilla expressed her satisfaction with the resolution of their legal issues, stating that her late husband would be pleased. “My daughter’s passing was both devastating and heartbreaking,” she reportedly wrote in a declaration filed in June. Priscilla said that Elvis Presley would be “proud” of the agreement they reached.
Lisa Marie Presley passed away on January 12 at the age of 54, after suffering cardiac arrest. She was laid to rest in a garden at Graceland, beside her late son Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide at the age of 27 in 2020. Elvis, as well as his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley, are also buried in the garden of the Memphis, Tennessee, property. Lisa Marie was the only child of Priscilla and Elvis Presley.
At Lisa Marie’s memorial, Riley was too heartbroken to speak and had her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, read a letter on her behalf. Priscilla shared sweet words about her only daughter with Elvis at the time of her death, calling her the most passionate, strong and loving woman she had ever known. Lisa Marie shared both Riley and Benjamin with her first husband, Danny Keough, and was also married to Michael Jackson, Nicolas Cage, and Lockwood.
Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough joined forces to celebrate Lisa Marie Presley’s twin daughters’ middle school graduation after the family reached a legal settlement over the late singer’s trust.
Priscilla shared a photo where she was seen standing with the “Daisy Jones and the Six” actress and Keough’s two 14-year-old sisters, Harper and Finley, in a new post on Instagram on Friday.
“Happy Graduation girls! You’re now in high school!!! ❤️❤️,” the ex-wife of Elvis Presley said of her granddaughters in the caption of the family photo.
Priscilla, 78, looked festive in a yellow print dress as she smiled beside Keough, 34, who wore a blue striped collared frock and a big sunhat.
Meanwhile, the twins — whom Lisa Marie shared with ex-husband Michael Lockwood — both matched in black shirts and simple jewelry.
The family gathering comes just days after the news surfaced that Keough and her grandmother reached an agreement on Lisa Marie’s estate matters.
According to court documents, Keough agreed to pay Priscilla a $1 million lump-sum payment in addition to another $400,000 to cover her legal fees.
However, Priscilla was reportedly denied her request to be buried next to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll during negotiation talks.
A source told TheFantasyTimes that the legal drama surrounding Lisa Marie’s estate caused Priscilla and Keough to stop talking to each other. However, Priscilla denied rumors of a family squabble in court docs, saying she fired the lawyers responsible for disputing the will.
This month, Priscilla shared how pleased she was with the way their legal issues were resolved, noting that her late husband would be happy.
“My daughter’s passing was both devastating and heartbreaking,” Priscilla reportedly wrote in a declaration filed in June.
“We have learned that the fans realize that we are ‘Just a Family.’ Elvis would be proud and his and Lisa’s wishes are what are most important to all of us.”
Lisa Marie died on Jan. 12 at the age of 54 after going into cardiac arrest. Later that month, she was laid to rest in a garden at Graceland beside her beloved late son Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide at the age of 27 in 2020.
Elvis — as well as his parents, Vernon and Gladys Presley — are also buried in the garden of the Memphis, Tenn., property.
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Riley, who was too heartbroken to speak at the memorial, had her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, read a letter on her behalf.
“I’m eternally grateful,” she wrote of her mom in the letter. “I remember how it felt to be loved by the most loving mother I’ve ever known. How safe it felt to be in your arms: I remember that feeling as a child and I remember it two weeks ago on your couch.”
Priscilla, for her part, shared sweet words about her only daughter with Elvis at the time of her death.
“She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known,” she said at the time.
Lisa Marie shared both Riley and Benjamin with her first husband, Danny Keough, 58. She was also married to Michael Jackson from 1994 to 1996, Nicolas Cage from 2002 to 2004, and Lockwood from 2006 to 2021.
Before the “Lights Out” singer’s death, she and Lockwood, 62, co-parented their twins following a bitter custody battle.
