Lisa Marie Presley’s longtime friend Sarah Ferguson has shared her heartbreak over the late star’s shock dying from cardiac arrest earlier this month.
The Duchess of York spoke to Page Six about Presley’s ache over her son’s dying in 2020 after arriving in Memphis, Tennessee ahead of the funeral in Graceland.
“I think she’s with Ben now,” the royal instructed the publication. “I think we need to make sure Finley, Riley and Harper are fully supported going forward.”
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She added: “She was so proud of them, so proud. She used to write to me saying, ‘Yeah, I’m really gushing at how wonderful my children are right now.'”
Presley’s son Benjamin Keough died by suicide at age 27 in 2020.
The 63-year-old’s ideas additionally turned to Presley’s mom, Priscilla. “Also, we’ve got to look after Priscilla now, don’t we?” she added.
The ex-wife of Prince Andrew turned associates when Presley lived in Sussex within the UK with her ex-husband Michael Lockwood.
The pair turned shut and saved in contact when Presley returned to the US, a supply beforehand instructed Page Six.
Ferguson paid tribute to her late friend on Instagram following the information of Presley’s dying on January 12.
“I say hello to you everyday and I love you my sissy and I will continue to say hello to you everyday,” she captioned a photograph of the pair.
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“You were my sissy, an amazing mother to Ben, Riley, Harper and Finley and a superbly loving daughter to Priscilla.
“You have been my devoted friend for a few years and I’m right here for your loved ones to help and love them. I’m deeply saddened my sissy, you might be in my coronary heart.”
Other famous friends and family have arrived in Memphis to farewell the only daughter of Elvis Presley.
Presley will be buried next to her son Benjamin, and a public memorial service is set to be held on the morning of Sunday, January 22 (12:00am AEDT January 23) at Graceland.
“Riley, Harper, Finley, and Priscilla are grateful for the help, well-wishes, and outpouring of love honouring their beloved Lisa Marie,” a consultant for the Presley household instructed Us Weekly in an announcement.
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“A public memorial service has been organized on the entrance garden of Graceland at 9:00 am on Sunday, January 22, in Memphis. Please go to [the official Graceland website] for extra info,” the statement concluded.
Priscilla and her three remaining grandchildren requested mourners to donate to The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation if they “want to ship one thing” instead of flowers.
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