October 6th 2024.
Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of legendary musician Elvis Presley, had a difficult childhood marked by the loss of her father at a young age. In a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lisa Marie's daughter, Riley Keough, shared some emotional letters written by her mother before her untimely death in January 2023.
Lisa Marie, who was only nine years old when Elvis passed away in 1977 at the age of 42, had expressed her fears and concerns for her father's health in one of the letters. It was a heartbreaking plea for him not to die, written on plain notepad paper. Riley revealed that her mother would often write letters like this as a child, showing her love and worry for her father.
The letters were shared as part of the upcoming release of Lisa Marie's posthumous memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, which she had co-written with her daughter before her death. The book was completed in 2022, as Lisa Marie had asked her daughter to assist her with it.
During the interview, Riley also shared her mother's intuition about Elvis' eventual death. She revealed that Lisa Marie had a sense that something wasn't right on the day he passed away, August 16, 1977. She would often find him looking out of it or struggling to stand straight in his bathroom, which was a cause for concern.
The release of the memoir comes less than a year after Riley and her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, reached a settlement over Lisa Marie's will. There had been a dispute over an amendment made to her living trust, which removed Priscilla as trustee and named Riley and her brother Benjamin (who passed away in 2020) as the new trustees. However, the legal battle was resolved, and Riley was named the owner of Elvis' Graceland mansion.
Priscilla, who had a tumultuous relationship with Lisa Marie, had also outlived her daughter, adding to the family's tragic history. Lisa Marie's letters and memoir provide a glimpse into the bond she shared with her father and the pain she felt at his loss. And with the release of the book, we can hope to understand her journey and legacy a little better.
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