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Stars, fans and family commemorate Lisa Marie Presley at Graceland

2023-01-22T17:50:04.749Z


After her sudden death, Lisa Marie Presley was buried at her father Elvis' estate. Alannis Morisette and Axl Rose say for the deceased friend, numerous fans put down flowers.


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Remembering Lisa Marie Presley: Many fans attended the memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley

Photo: FIR MAURY/EPA

Hundreds of people gathered in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday morning to attend the memorial service for singer Lisa Marie Presley.

Family, celebrities and fans flocked to Graceland, the mansion she inherited from her father, Elvis Presley.

The service began with the singing of "Amazing Grace" by Jason Clark & ​​The Tennessee Mass Choir.

Singer Alanis Morissette and singers Billy Corgan and Axl Rose also performed.

"Our hearts are broken, Lisa, and we all love you," her mother, Priscilla Presley, said at the funeral service on Graceland's lawn.

»Lisa Marie Presley was an icon, a role model, a superhero for many people around the world.«

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Funeral in the Meditation Garden: The funeral service took place in Graceland, Elvis' former villa, which is now a museum and tourist attraction

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Graceland is now a popular tourist attraction.

Many fans took photos in front of the flower arrangement that was placed in front of the estate for Lisa Marie Presley.

Lisa Marie Presley was buried in Graceland's meditation garden next to the grave of her son Benjamin Keough, who is believed to have committed suicide in 2020 at the age of 27.

Elvis Presley and other members of the family are also buried there.

Two days earlier at the Golden Globes

Presley died on January 12 at the age of 54.

She had previously been rushed to a hospital near Los Angeles after reportedly suffering cardiac arrest at her home.

Two days before her death, she and her mother, Priscilla Presley, attended the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, where actor Austin Butler received the Best Actor award for his portrayal of her father in the film Elvis.

Butler paid tribute to both women in his acceptance speech.

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Elvis Presley with his then-wife Priscilla and newborn Lisa Marie in February 1968

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Presley began her music career in the 2000s with two albums, To Whom It May Concern and Now What, which reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

She was the only daughter of the "King of Rock" Elvis Presley.

Presley dated pop star Michael Jackson and actor Nicolas Cage, among others.

She leaves three daughters: actress Riley Keough and 14-year-old twins Finley and Harper Lockwood.

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Source: spiegel

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