Lisa Marie Presley's sarcophagus pictured ahead of burial next to Elvis and son
Lisa Marie Presley 's tomb at Graceland has been unveiled as her family prepare for her funeral today.
She will be laid to rest beside her dad Elvis and her son Benjamin after she suffered a double cardiac arrest last week.
The tragic mum-of-four leaves behind her daughter Riley, 33 and twins Finley and Harper, 14.
Her body will be on display to the public during her celebration of life at the family estate.
Photos of the huge grey marble sarcophagus sits beside her burial spot and is the exact same as her son's, with the two of them pictured together at the burial site.
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Lisa Marie Presley's grave and sarcophagus is the exact same as her son's (BACKGRID)Benjamin's resting place had to be moved slightly to make space for his mum's.
The family will be holding a private ceremony ahead of the public one at 9am in Memphis.
A stage has been put up for members of the public which will be on the front lawn.
Lisa once said that she thought it was weird that they had a family graveyard (BACKGRID)Hundreds of seats have been lined up around the burial site.
Yesterday Lisa's daughter Riley broke her silence and shared a sweet tribute to her mum on Instagram.
She posted a photo of her and her mum from her childhood, where she gazes lovingly up at her mum, while Lisa smiles back.
Her son Benjamin took his own life at the age of 27 (Internet Unknown)Riley kept it simple with a red heart emoji in the caption.
Lisa was just nine when her dad died, and she grew up fearing her own mortality.
She would often refer to the garden at the Graceland estate as "the graveyard".
Elvis's grave is a popular attraction at Graceland (Getty Images)"How many people have a family grave in the backyard? How many people are reminded of their fate, of their mortality, every f**king day?
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"All the graves are lined up and there's a spot there, waiting for me, right next to my grandmother," she told Playboy in 2003.
On Tuesday the Los Angeles County Coroner said that the results of her official cause of death could take years.
His grave is often covered in flowers and photos (Getty Images)Several family members also died from heart conditions - including Elvis himself.
He died at the age of 42 from cardiac arrhythmia with ventricular fibrillation - which is a condition where the heart beats abnormally and then stops all together.
Elvis' mum also died at the age of 46 from heart failure, and so his dad Vernon Elvis Presley who died aged 63.
Lisa's son Benjamin died by suicide in 2020 after he shot himself.
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In a letter written just before her own passing, Lisa said that she blamed herself "every single day" for the death of her son.
"I already battle with and beat myself up tirelessly and chronically, blaming myself every single day and that's hard enough to now live with," she wrote.
"But others will judge and blame you too, even secretly or behind your back which is even more cruel and painful on top of everything else."
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