Actress Riley Keough has landed in Memphis on the eve of her mother Lisa Marie Presley’s funeral.
Keough, 33, arrived on a private jet shortly after her grandmother Priscilla Presley and former stepfather Michael Lockwood landed.
Lockwood was Lisa Marie’s fourth and final husband and the father of her 14-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Finley. Keough’s father is Lisa Marie’s first husband, actor Danny Keough, who was close to the troubled star and was living with her at the time of her death and was performing CPR until paramedics arrived.
The LA County coroner announced Tuesday that he would defer the results of her official cause of death pending the results of a toxicology test — which could be years.
Keough was accompanied by her husband, Australian stuntman Ben Smith-Peterson.
Riley Keough, 33, was spotted on Saturday for the first time since her mother died last week
Keough landed in Memphis Saturday afternoon, ahead of her mother’s funeral scheduled for Sunday
Keough, who lives in Los Angeles, landed in Memphis aboard a private jet
The 33-year-old was carrying a baby, although she didn’t think she was having children herself
Keough was joined by several friends and assistants ahead of the somber family memorial
Priscilla Presley looked glamorous in black and stiletto heels as she arrived in Memphis
She also appeared to be carrying a baby, although she has no children of her own.
Lisa Marie Presley, 54, was last seen in public at the Golden Globes on January 10 (above).
Dressed in sweatpants, his hair loose, Keough lit a cigarette outside the airport.
It was the first time since her mother died on January 12 at the age of 54.
Lisa Marie went into cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas and died in hospital in Los Angeles. Her mother Priscilla, 77, was by her side and the family made the decision to sign a non-resuscitation order when she was told she was brain dead.
Lisa Marie will be buried at Graceland on Sunday alongside her father and son Benjamin, Riley’s brother, who died by suicide in July 2020 at the age of 27.
Presley’s body will be displayed to the public during the celebration of life at the Graceland family estate.
Priscilla, 77, arrived by private jet like her granddaughter. She was at Lisa Marie’s bedside when she died last week
Priscilla, who was married to Elvis from 1967 to 1973, traveled with a large contingent of friends and supporters
The group boarded a waiting car at the Memphis airport ahead of Sunday’s funeral
Michael Lockwood, who was married to Lisa Marie from 2006 to 2016, was also on the plane with Priscilla Presley
Lockwood, father of her 14-year-old twins Harper and Finley, remarried to hairstylist Stephanie Hobgood in October
“I’m moving on for my girls”: Back on August 30, Lisa announced that she makes a conscious choice every day to stay alive for her 33-year-old daughter and 14-year-old fraternal twin daughters Harper Vivienne Ann and Finley Aaron Love (pictured in 2021)
Lisa Marie is seen with her four children: twins Harper and Finley, now 14; Riley, 33; and Benjamin, who killed himself in July 2020 at the age of 27
Presley can be seen at the premiere of Mad Max: Fury Road in May 2015, which starred her daughter
Lisa Marie’s gray marble sarcophagus stands next to her tomb and is exactly the same as her son’s. Photos of the couple together were placed in front of their memorials.
Benjamin’s resting place had to be moved slightly to make room for his mother’s.
The plaque that will cover the tomb is currently covered with a tarpaulin for protection.
The family is reportedly hosting a private ceremony ahead of the public at 9 a.m. Sunday.
A stage with a platform was erected on the forecourt for the public service. Hundreds of seats have been placed around it and privacy screens have been placed around the burial site.
Lisa Marie Presley’s resting place was unveiled a day before her funeral at Graceland as her family prepares to bury her alongside her son and famous father
Her gray marble sarcophagus stands next to her tomb and is exactly the same as her son’s
She will be buried next to Benjamin, who took his own life in 2020
Photos of the two together have been placed from their resting places
The couple’s plans are towards their famous father Elvis
A stage with a platform was erected on the lawn for the public service. Hundreds of seats have been placed around it and privacy screens have been placed around the burial site
Keough posted a photo of her mother to Instagram on Friday
Keough posted a touching tribute post to Instagram on Friday for her mother – the first time she has acknowledged her death.
She posted a photo of her mother gazing at her in admiration as a young child while looking back with a soft smile on her face.
Presley’s oldest child simply captioned the heartbreaking post with a red heart.
Presley grew up fearing her own mortality after finding her father dead at age nine, which traumatized her.
She often spoke of her own death, even referring to the Graceland estate’s backyard as a “graveyard.”
“How many people have a family plot in their backyard? How many people are reminded of their fate, of their mortality, every damn day? All the graves are lined up and there’s a place waiting for me right next to my grandmother,” she told Playboy in 2003.
Despite her anxiety, the singer believed she had many years to live.
Last Sunday she told her boyfriend David Kessler, who works as a grief counselor, that she was “so busy”.
The couple were at the Graceland estate to celebrate Elvis’ 88th birthday.
Presley, who has rarely made public appearances since her son’s death, told the adoring crowd, “You’re the only ones who can get me out of the house.”
She added: “I’m not kidding. I love you back and that’s why I’m here.’
The family is expected to hold a private ceremony before the public one at 9am on Sunday
The singer died last week after suffering cardiac arrest twice
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County coroner postponed the results of her official cause of death pending the results of a toxicology test — which could be years
Several of the Presleys also died from heart disease, including their own father, who died in 1977 at the age of 42 from cardiac arrhythmias associated with ventricular fibrillation — a condition in which the heart beats abnormally and then stops.
Her grandmother, Gladys Love Presley, died of heart failure at the age of 46, and her grandfather, Vernon Elvis Presley, died of cardiac arrest at the age of 63.