Riley Keough pays tribute to late brother and mother after Emmy nomination

13 July 2023 , 07:26

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Riley Keough pays tribute to late brother and mother after Emmy nomination

Riley Keough shared a poignant tribute to her late family members in a recent Instagram Story upload.

The 34-year-old shared a throwback snap of her brother Benjamin Keough hugging their mother Lisa Marie Presley. Riley added the caption: "Missing you both,” followed by a red heart emoji.

Benjamin died by suicide back in 2020 at the age of 27. His mother, Lisa Marie, the only child of Elvis, tragically died earlier this year after suffering from cardiac arrest aged 54. She was laid to rest next to her son in Graceland’s Meditation Garden.

The sentimental photograph comes after Riley celebrated her first Emmy nomination with her recent TV show, Daisy Jones & The Six. Upon receiving the nomination, she told her Instagram followers that she was "feeling very blessed, thank you."

Riley shared the snap on Instagram (Instagram/rileykeough)

She lost her mother earlier this year, and her brother three years prior (Getty Images for ELLE)

Just days before, the upcoming actress had "made peace" with the Emmy results and was "open to either outcome" and seemingly preparing for a snub that didn't happen.

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"I was very open to either outcome. I wasn’t set on anything. I was kind of okay with either outcome if I did or didn’t get nominated. And I was very just grateful for the experience. I try and not work for the outcome or accolades, et cetera," she told Vanity Fair.

Riley stars in the famous book adaptation (PA)

"I think that would be a really challenging place to live with expectations like that. So for me it’s really about doing work that makes me happy and that I enjoy. And then if there are accolades and nominations on top of that, then obviously I’m honored by it, too."

As her hit Amazon Prime show rakes up nominations, off-screen Riley was recently in a settlement disagreement with her grandmother, Priscilla. The highly publicised legal battle saw Riley reportedly pay the 78-year-old $1 million to become the sole trustee of her mother’s estate. She also paid an additional $400,000 to cover legal fees.

Riley paid Priscilla $1million

Their legal issues have since been resolved and the pair remain on good terms.

Lauren Gordon