Riley Keough, daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley, has shared intimate details about her mother’s private mourning for Elvis Presley in an upcoming Oprah Winfrey special.
The actress revealed that Lisa Marie would often listen to her father’s music alone, crying on the floor of her room.
“Her grief was very…. I don’t think she knew how to process it,” Keough told Winfrey in a clip from An Oprah Special: The Presleys — Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley.
The 35-year-old star described witnessing her mother’s emotional state, saying: “Yes, I would walk in her room and she had speakers — because this was back in the day — and she would be sitting on the floor crying and she’d listen to her dad’s music.”
Keough further elaborated on her mother’s private grieving process and added: “It was a very private thing for her. She would listen to his music alone, if she was drunk, and cry.”
The revelations come as part of a wider discussion about Lisa Marie’s life and her relationship with her famous father.
The singer died in August 1977
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In the same interview, Keough touched upon Lisa Marie’s premonition about Elvis’s death.
According to the actress, her mother sensed something was amiss on the morning of Elvis’s passing in August 1977.
Lisa Marie, who was only nine years old at the time, reportedly woke up feeling that something was not right.
Keough also shared a poignant detail from her mother’s childhood and revealed a letter written by a young Lisa Marie expressing hope that her father wouldn’t die.
Lisa Marie Presley admitted she sensed her father would die
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The actress elaborated on Lisa Marie’s concerns about Elvis’s health, noting that her mother often worried when she saw him dishevelled in the bathroom or holding onto a railing.
When asked by Winfrey if there was a lot of “chaos” at home with Elvis, Keough confirmed there was.
These revelations offer a rare glimpse into the private life of the Presley family and the lasting impact of Elvis’s untimely death on his daughter.
The upcoming Oprah Winfrey special is set to air on October 8 at 8pm ET/PT on CBS and Paramount+ and will feature Winfrey’s visit to Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.
Lisa Marie Presley died from a cardiac arrest in 2023
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The interview coincides with the release of Lisa Marie’s posthumous memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, which Keough helped complete after her mother’s unexpected death in 2023.
The memoir, available on the same day as the interview, covers Lisa Marie’s life including her love for Elvis, struggles after his death, romantic relationships, motherhood, and the loss of her son Benjamin in 2020.
