Urgent ahead. Riley Keough‘s household is impressed with the way in which she’s been dealing with issues after the demise of her mom, Lisa Marie Presley, an insider solely reveals within the new difficulty of Us Weekly.
“Riley is taking cost and poised for an enormous position in the entire household property shifting ahead,” the supply says of the Zola actress, 33. “She’s been entrance and heart serving to with the funeral preparations, sitting down with Lisa Marie’s folks to deal with her will, the custody state of affairs involving [Michael Lockwood], plus caring for the twins and comforting [grandmother] Priscilla [Presley] and lots of others her mother left behind.”
The Girlfriend Expertise alum is the eldest daughter of Lisa Marie and her ex-husband Danny Keough. The previous couple, who divorced in 1994, additionally shared son Benjamin, who died by suicide in 2020 at age 27. The late “Storm & Grace” singer and Lockwood, 61, are the dad and mom of twins Finley and Harper, 14. The previous couple break up in 2016 after 10 years of marriage.
Riley Keough and Lisa Marie Presley on the ‘Three Generations of Presley’s Hand and Footprint’ Ceremony Steve Cohn/Shutterstock
Riley, for her half, lately welcomed her first baby, a child woman, with husband Ben Smith-Petersen. The duo confirmed the information at a January 22 memorial service for Lisa Marie, who died on January 12 at age 54.
“Everybody’s in awe of the energy and braveness Riley’s displaying, however what’s additionally evident right here is that she’s a born chief who’s balanced, levelheaded and somebody the household can depend on to make the correct big-picture calls,” the insider says of the Mad Max: Fury Highway actress. “Lisa Marie adored her. She was her rock for years earlier than she died — now it’s much more apparent why, even whether it is unbearably tragic.”
After Lisa Marie’s demise, her daughters inherited Graceland, the Memphis, Tennessee, property constructed by her father, Elvis Presley. The “Lights Out” songstress was the one baby of Priscilla, 77, and the late rock icon, who died in 1977 at age 42. The Dallas alum additionally shares son Navarone Garibaldi, 35, with ex Marco Garibaldi.
Final month, Priscilla contested Lisa Marie’s will, claiming {that a} beforehand added 2016 modification featured an invalid signature. In a courtroom submitting obtained by Us, Priscilla alleged that she and Lisa Marie’s former enterprise supervisor Barry Siegel had been co-trustees of the property earlier than an addition eliminated them in favor of Riley and Benjamin.
As the need stands, Riley is the only real trustee of the property since her brother’s demise, however Priscilla claims that the signature on the modification was cast. Per the phrases of the dwelling belief, the New York native would’ve been notified that she was now not the trustee, however she claims she was by no means knowledgeable. Riley has not but responded to her grandmother’s allegations.
Priscilla confirmed her daughter’s demise hours after the late singer was rushed to the hospital after going into cardiac arrest. “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I need to share the devastating information that my lovely daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” the Elvis and Me writer mentioned in a press release on the time. “She was probably the most passionate robust and loving girl I’ve ever recognized. We ask for privateness as we attempt to cope with this profound loss. Thanks for the love and prayers.”
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