Lisa Marie Presley honoured at Memphis memorial
Lisa Marie Presley’s public memorial service took place in Memphis, following her shock death at the age of 54.
Many stars turned out for the service, including the Duchess of York, which took place at Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion on Sunday.
The US singer, who was the only child of Elvis Presley, died on 12 January, hours after being rushed to hospital.
She has been buried next to her son Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020.
Alanis Morissette and Axl Rose performed at the ceremony – which was attended by crowds of mourners holding up pictures of Lisa Marie.
Her mother, Priscilla Presley, thanked the fans for coming to honour her daughter. She read a poem by her granddaughter Harper – one of Lisa Marie’s three daughters – which said: “Mama was my icon, my role model, my superhero, and much more ways than one.”
The poem continued: “I hope I can love my daughter that way you loved me. The way you love my brother and my sisters. Thank you for giving me strength, my heart, my empathy, my courage, my sense of humour.”
Sarah, Duchess of York also gave a tribute, offering her support to Lisa Marie’s children.
She said: “My late mother-in-law used to say that nothing can be said, can begin to take away the anguish and the pain of these moments, because grief is the price we pay for love, and how right she was.”
Music came from Alanis Morissette who sang an emotional rendition of her song Rest, Axl Rose performed November Rain and Billy Corgan sand To Sheila by The Smashing Pumpkins.
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet, who performed at her father Elvis Presley’s funeral in 1977 with different members, then sang the gospel song How Great Thou Art, followed by Sweet, Sweet Spirit.
Elvis and other members of the Presley family are also buried at Graceland.
