Priscilla’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, died last month at the age of 54 (Picture: Bryan Steffy/WireImage)
Priscilla Presley has urged people to not ‘disrespect’ the legacy of her family.
The 77-year-old actress was married to late music legend Elvis Presley – who died of a heart attack in 1977 aged 27.
Priscilla suffered more heartbreak last month when her daughter Lisa Marie Presley died after going into cardiac arrest, being rushed to hospital just two days after walking the carpet at the Golden Globes.
The 54-year-old was later buried at her father’s sprawling Graceland estate – her birthplace which she inherited when he died, at the age of nine – and countless fans and celebrities flocked to the mansion to pay their respects in a public memorial service.
Following the devastation, Priscilla decided last month to contest an amendment to her will.
She has now insisted amid the legal battle that she ‘loved’ the Hound Dog rocker ‘very much’ and thwarted anyone who may ‘think differently.’
The late singer is survived by children Riley Keough and her twin daughters Finley Lockwood and Harper Lockwood (Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Priscilla insists she loved late star Elvis ‘very much’ (Picture: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Priscilla told E! News: ‘I loved Elvis very much as he loved me. Lisa is a result of our love.
‘For anyone to think anything differently would be a travesty of the family legacy and would be disrespectful of what Elvis left behind in his life.’
The former Dallas star is contesting an amendment on Lisa Marie’s will which removed her and the singer’s former business manager Barry Siegel from being in charge of her trust.
It replaced them with eldest children, Riley, 33, and Benjamin – who took his own life in 2020 at the age of 27 and is buried next to his mother.
Priscilla’s statement comes just a day after a legal expert predicted that the odds of victory could be in her favour, but warned that the proceedings could ‘drag on for years.’
The mother and daughter attended the Golden Globes two days before Lisa Marie died (Picture: REX/Shutterstock for HFPA)
The 77-year-old actress gave an emotional reading at her daughter’s Graceland funeral (Picture: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA)
Benny Roshan, a probate, trusts, and estates litigation attorney based in LA said: ‘The law basically says follow whatever is in the document, and then the document says this is what you have to do.
‘So if the court is looking at it and truly those procedures were not followed, Priscilla has a good case of arguing that this new document that essentially replaces her is not valid.
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‘That’s a good point if it was never followed. Cases like this depend on whether or not other interested parties and family members disagree with Priscilla’s position.
‘If no one objects it can be completed in as little as a few months. If someone objects to her position and takes a contrary position, e.g. that the 2016 amendment is valid, the litigation can drag out for years.’
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She says she loved Elvis ‘very much.’
