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On January 13
, Lisa Marie Presley,
the only daughter of
Elvis and Priscilla Presley,
died at the age of 54.
A few hours earlier, the singer was hospitalized after suffering
a heart attack
.
Despite her efforts to keep her alive, hours later she died and it
was her mother who confirmed
the worst of her outcomes.
"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that
my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,"
said her mother, deeply saddened by the loss of her daughter.
The grave of Lisa Marie Presley, in Graceland. John AmisAP
This Sunday, January 22,
the funeral was held
in his memory.
Lisa Marie has been buried in Mediation Garden,
the front garden of the Graceland mansion,
where Elvis lived until the last days of his life.
The imposing enclave has become a
place of pilgrimage
for hundreds of people who have wanted to show their condolences to the friends and family of the deceased.
For anyone who wanted to closely follow the mass, giant screens were placed.
Priscilla Presley, during her daughter's funeral. Patrick LantripAP
Among the attendees there was no shortage
of Lisa Marie's eldest daughter,
Riley Keough, and her mother,
Priscilla
Presley.
Music was present throughout the event, first with a performance by a
gospel choir
and then some of his friends took the stage to pay tribute to him, such as the musician
Billy Corgan
, or
Axl Rose
, who performed the ballad
November Rain .
.
Sarah Ferguson,
who had a very close relationship with the interpreter, wanted to provide an
emotional speech,
in which she mentioned the late Queen Elizabeth II.
"My mother-in-law used to say that
the grave is the price we pay for love,
I look at Priscilla as I looked at Lisa Marie who had lost her son, but today I want to talk about action. We must look ahead,
I will be there, holding your hand",
said the mother of Eugenia and Beatriz de York.
At the same time, you mentioned a quote from the writer George Frost.
"I have had my life and I have enjoyed every second. But
the afterlife calls me.
Now I live in the stars and the sky. To my dear children, have a wonderful time, because I will continue to live through you."
The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, also gave a speech.John AmisAP
For her part, Priscilla Presley has starred in another of the most emotional moments of the last goodbye to her daughter, as she has been
very affected by her loss
and has had to make several stops to read a text that her granddaughter had written.
"Our hearts are broken, because we all love you," she has expressed, completely dejected in the crowd.
Although, without a doubt, the most special moment of the day was when
Riley Keough,
Lisa Marie Presley's eldest daughter, remembered her mother's love and strength, in a speech read by her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen .
"I'm forever grateful to have spent 33 years with you. I'm sure I
chose the best mommy in this world for me.
I remember it all. I remember you giving me baths when I was a baby. I remember the way you held me…and
the way you smelled,"
Smith-Petersen said, as Riley sat in the front row with the rest of the family.
Ben Smith-Petersen, reading a speech by Riley Keough, eldest daughter of Lisa Marie Presley.JASON KEMPINGetty
"I remember
all the notes you left
in my lunch box every day. I remember the feeling I got when I saw you
pick me up from school.
I remember how it felt to be loved by
the most loving mom
I've ever met. Thank you for showing me that love is the only thing what matters in this life", the speech has continued until reaching the point where, through her words, Riley Keough has made it known that she
is a mother, since she has a daughter with her husband, a
detail that had been kept until Now with total secrecy.
"I hope I can love my daughter like you loved me,
like you loved my brother and sisters. Thank you for giving me strength, my heart, my empathy, my courage, my sense of humor, my manners, my temper, my savagery, my tenacity.
I am a product of your heart
. I hope you finally know how loved you were here. Thank you for working so hard for us. If I didn't tell you every day, thank you," he said.
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