Priscilla Presley confirms she wants to be buried next to Elvis at Graceland

02 November 2023 , 21:48

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Priscilla Presley confirms she wants to be buried next to Elvis at Graceland

Priscilla Presley has confirmed that she wants to be buried next to Elvis when she dies.

The ex-wife of the iconic star has confessed that she hopes for a burial on his Graceland estate in Memphis when the time comes. The admission comes after her settlement with granddaughter Riley Keough regarding her late daughter Lisa-Maries will was approved by a judge today.

The settlement details that Priscilla will be buried as close to Elvis as possible in Graceland. She opened up about the dispute with Riley in an interview with Piers Morgan on his Piers Uncensored show earlier tonight.

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Priscilla and Elvis with daughter Lisa Marie when she was just four days old (Michael Ochs Archives)

Probing her about the disagreement Piers asked why they had fallen out as he outlined the situation saying: "At the centre of it, it seemed quite straightforward that Lisa-Marie had changed her will and hadn't told you. In changing it she had made the trustees her children, which is perfectly understandable, you just didn't know.

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"So when she suddenly dies, tragically young, and this all comes out, you were caught blindsided, or that's how it seemed to me." Priscilla then responded: "Yes that's all it was. I think Riley will be great, she's asked me a few things like what to do with Graceland."

Piers then probed further, asking: "There may be some issue with the fact that you would one day be buried at Graceland, with Elvis, do you want to clear that up? What are your feelings?"

Priscilla and Elvis got married on May 1 1967 (Getty Images)

Priscilla replied: "My feelings are great, that's what I want and wanted." Piers questioned: "So you will be buried there?" to which she simply replied: "Yes."

Priscilla and Riley's settlement was finally approved today, ten months after Lisa Marie tragically died after having a heart attack at her home in Calabasas. She was later found to have died from a small bowel obstruction caused by a bariatric surgery as stated on her autopsy.

The pair originally agreed on their settlement months ago, with Riley becoming sole trustee of her mother's estate and the owner of Graceland. Priscilla originally filed a petition to challenge the validity of Lisa Marie's will. Riley is the eldest surviving grandchild of Elvis. Her brother Benjamin tragically took his own life three years ago. She also has two 14-year-old half-sisters, twins Harper and Finley Lockwood.

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