Amid rumors about any contention between the two women, Keough is setting the record straight about her relationship with her grandmother. “Things with Grandma will be happy,” Keough tells Vanity Fair. “They've never not been happy.
Keough was recently named sole heir of her mother's estate after the legal drama with her grandmother Priscilla. Despite the legal challenges, Keough said things with her grandmother are good. “Things with Grandma will be happy,” she told the publication. “They've never not been happy.”
“Riley and I are on good terms. We were never not on good terms. That was all publicity.” The star — who was married to rock legend Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973 — continued, noting that the matter is “private,” and alleging that she and Keough are “not agreeing” is “not something to fool around with.”
In August 2023, after a series of legal proceedings regarding the custody of the estate, a Los Angeles, California, judge ruled that, as Lisa's eldest daughter and Evis Presley's granddaughter, Riley Keough would be the sole heir to the exclusive Graceland estate, which Elvis purchased for $102,500 in 1957.
Elvis is currently buried between his father Vernon and his grandmother Minnie, while his daughter Lisa Marie and her son Benjamin Keough's final resting places are across the garden on the other side of a fountain.
Riley Keough Describes Her Relationship With Grandma Priscilla After Messy Legal Dispute
Who is buried with Elvis?
Elvis is buried on the mansion's grounds.
Presley, his parents, grandmother, daughter and grandson are also buried there. A memorial for Presley's twin brother, who was stillborn, is also on-site.
Keough inherited the mansion and much of Presley's estate after her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, died last year. However, Graceland is now at the centre of a dispute with a company that says the compound was used as collateral in a $3.8m (£3m) loan that was taken out by Lisa Marie but never paid back.
Riley was seen to be sporting her freshly dyed black hair which contributed to the family resemblance, however, if the colour of her locks itself wasn't enough to resemble Priscilla's from the Swinging Sixties, the actor styled her lengths half-up, half-down topped with a bow.
What is going on between Riley Keough and Priscilla Presley?
“Riley and Priscilla are at peace in their relationship after the very stressful ordeal over Lisa Marie's trust and estate,” a source revealed to Us Weekly back in May 2023 before adding, “There was a lot of back-and-forth, but they reached a middle ground that makes them both happy.”
Actress Riley Keough and her husband Ben Smith-Petersen became parents to a baby girl in August 2022, but the news didn't break until this past January, during the memorial service for her mother, Lisa Marie Presley.
Keough added, "She had to develop very thick skin. She was a very powerful presence and extremely loving and extremely loyal and sort of a lioness — a fierce woman, and a really wonderful mother. I think that would be my summary because I'm her daughter.
The fate of Lisa Marie Presley's estate has been revealed. A Los Angeles judge officially approved Riley Keough, Lisa Marie's eldest child and Elvis Presley's granddaughter, to become the sole heir of her late mother's estate, according to multiple outlets.
Riley had different experiences living with her mom and her dad. Riley Keough and Lisa Marie Presley at a New York City event. Growing up, Riley split her time between Lisa Marie and Danny after their divorce, living in California, Florida and Hawaii.
The fate of Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion has been revealed. The Memphis, Tenn. estate will be inherited by Lisa Marie Presley's three daughters—Riley Keough and Harper and Finley Lockwood—following her death at age 54, a representative for Graceland confirmed to E! News on Jan.
According to Radar Riley attended the memorial but was unable to step up to the stage and read the letter that she wrote for her late mother called "A Letter to My Mama" instead, her husband Ben Smith-Petersen was the person who read the kind words.
“I'm going to read something that my granddaughter wrote for all of you,” Priscilla, 77, said during the funeral service, which took place at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, referring to 14-year-old twins Harper and Finley. “And this says it all.”
Funeral Director Robert Kendall later recounted that Lisa Marie had approached the coffin but never raised her eyes to look inside. Apparently, she said; "Mister Kendall can I give this to my daddy?" She held out her hand and showed a thin metal bangle, a bracelet.
Why was Priscilla Presley denied to be buried at Graceland?
Sources told TMZ that Priscilla wanted a burial spot next to her ex-husband – who died in 1977 – at his Graceland estate. His final resting place is flanked by the graves of his beloved mother and father. Her request was described as a “non-starter”, so Priscilla backed down without much of a discussion.
After Riley's mother, Lisa Marie Presley, passed away unexpectedly in January of this year, the actress inherited Graceland, her grandfather's famous estate in Memphis, Tennessee.
The singer-songwriter's death was confirmed by her mother, actor Priscilla Presley, who called her daughter in a statement, "the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known." Lisa Marie Presley will be buried next to her late son, Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020.
