Priscilla Presley (l) has returned to social media for the first time since Lisa Marie’s death (Picture: Getty Images)
Priscilla Presley has remembered her beloved daughter Lisa Marie Presley with a heartfelt tribute on what would have been her 55th birthday.
Lisa Marie, the only child of Elvis Presley, died on January 12 at the age of 54 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
In the days since her sudden death, Priscilla, 77, is said to be contesting an amendment to the late singer’s will after being replaced as an overseer of the estate.
Wednesday would have marked Lisa Marie’s 55th birthday and her mother was among those to pay tribute.
Alongside throwback photos of her with Lisa Marie throughout her life, including a childhood photo with late rock n roll legend Elvis, Priscilla wrote: ‘Today would have been Lisa’s 55th birthday. My wish is to protect my three grandchildren and keep our family together.
‘From the first moment I held Lisa in my arms, I’ve protected, loved and guided her, as I have my son. Our hearts are broken, and I am having to learn to live without my only daughter.’
She added: ‘We truly love all of you, and we feel your prayers. Thank you so much for caring so deeply for our family. 🌹’
It’s Priscilla’s first Instagram post since sharing the news that Lisa Marie had been rushed to hospital, hours before she died.
The Naked Gun actress has since expressed concern about a ‘purported 2016 amendment’ to her late offspring’s Promenade Trust.
It named Lisa Marie’s daughter Riley Keough as a co-trustee, and questioned whether the star’s signature on the document was genuine.
Priscilla filed legal documents in Los Angeles on January 26, which challenged the amendment naming Riley and her brother Benjamin – who took his own life in 2020 – as co-trustees.
Priscilla shared a series of throwback photos from Lisa Marie’s life including photos with her late father Elvis Presley (Picture: AP)
Priscilla is currently contesting an amendment to Lisa Marie’s will (Picture: FilmMagic)
Lisa Marie was the only child of rock n roll legend Elvis and Priscilla (Picture: Bettmann Archive)
She claimed she and her late daughter’s former business manager Barry Siegel had been appointed co-trustees on January 29, 1993 when Presley ‘executed a revocable living trust, which she amended and completely restated on January 27, 2010’.
Priscilla also noted ‘both the 1993 original trust and 2010 restatement appear to be carefully drafted by competent estate planning attorneys’.
Following her daughter’s death earlier this month, Priscilla found a document dated March 11, 2016, which pertained ‘to be an amendment’ to the trust.
This removed her and Barry as co-trustees and installed the singer’s children instead.
Priscilla wants the amendment to be declared invalid by a judge.
Friends of Lisa Marie’s have slammed Priscilla and accused her of making a ‘money grab’ in the wake of her daughter’s death.
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Priscilla is challenging the ‘authenticity and validity’ of the will.
