Priscilla Presley confirms she DOES want to be buried next to Elvis on the Graceland estate when she dies – after a judge approved her wishes
Priscilla Presley has confirmed her wish is to be buried next to her late ex-husband Elvis at his Graceland estate in Memphis when she dies.
In a new clip released ahead of the airing of her interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, Priscilla discusses her wishes for her funeral at Graceland.
It comes as her settlement with granddaughter Riley Keough over her late daughter Lisa-Marie’s will was officially approved by a judge today.
One of the details of the settlement is that Priscilla will be buried at Graceland, as close to Elvis’ plot as possible.
Piers addressed the dispute in their interview, asking Priscilla about the disagreement and what happened between her and Riley.
Wish: Priscilla Presley has confirmed her wish is to be buried next to her late ex-husband Elvis when she dies at his Graceland estate in Memphis
Eternal love: one of the details of the settlement, namely Priscilla, will be buried in Graceland, as close as possible to Elvis’ plot
What is happening? Piers addressed the dispute in their interview and asked Priscilla about the disagreement
He said: ‘At its core it seemed quite simple that Lisa-Marie had changed her will and not told you. By changing it she had made the administrators her children, which is completely understandable, but you just didn’t know it.
“So when she dies suddenly, tragically young, and all this comes out, you were caught off guard, or so it seemed to me.
Priscilla replied, “Yes, that’s it. I think Riley will be great. She asked me a few things, like what to do with Graceland.”
Piers wondered: ‘There may be an issue with you being buried at Graceland one day with Elvis, would you like to clear that up? What are your feelings?’
Priscilla added: ‘My feelings are great, that’s what I want and wanted.’
Piers asked: ‘So you’ll be buried there?’, and she replied ‘yes’.
It comes after Priscilla and Elvis’ granddaughter Riley’s settlement was approved by a judge 10 months after Lisa Marie’s death.
The two had reached a settlement agreement months ago that resulted in the actress becoming the sole trustee of her late mother’s estate and becoming the owner of the iconic Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.
Plans: In a new clip released ahead of the airing of her interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, Priscilla discusses her wishes for her funeral at Graceland
Piers wondered: ‘There may be an issue with you being buried at Graceland one day with Elvis, would you like to clear that up? What are your feelings?’
Priscilla will receive a $1 million lump sum funded by Lisa Marie’s life insurance policy in the settlement recently officially approved by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, according to documents obtained by People.
Additionally, her son Navarone Garibaldi will also be a beneficiary of Lisa Marie’s trust and perhaps most importantly, Priscilla will be buried next to her ex-husband Elvis at Graceland when she passes away.
The publication obtained an unredacted copy of the agreement after Riley’s attorney Justin Gold requested it.
People reports that Priscilla will also be paid $100,000 per year for her role as special advisor “for her role as special advisor to the promenade trust regarding its shareholder interest in Elvis Presley Enterprises, a non-fiduciary role.”
According to the paperwork, these payments will be divided into monthly installments guaranteed for 10 years or Priscilla’s death, regardless of whether Riley ever ends Priscilla’s role as special advisor.
Peace: It comes after Priscilla and Elvis’ granddaughter Riley’s settlement was approved by a judge 10 months after Lisa Marie’s death (pictured together in 2015)
Terms: The two had reached a settlement agreement months ago that resulted in the actress becoming the sole trustee of her late mother’s estate and becoming the owner of the iconic Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee (pictured in 2016)
Lisa Marie died in January after suffering cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas.
It was later discovered that she died of a “small bowel obstruction” caused by bariatric surgery that she had undergone, according to the autopsy.
In August, Riley was named sole administrator of the family estate as she now owns Graceland, following a battle with her grandmother Priscilla.
The appointment was approved earlier today during a hearing before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lynn Healey Scaduto. Deadline reported.
Her grandmother had filed a petition in January challenging the validity of her late daughter Lisa Marie’s will.
The two had been at odds since Lisa Marie’s death. Riley is Elvis’s eldest surviving grandchild; her brother Benjamin committed suicide three years ago and she has two 14-year-old half-sisters, Harper and Finley Lockwood.
Legend: The Presley family estate is now in the hands of Riley, Elvis’ granddaughter
The legal action challenged a 2016 amendment to Lisa Marie’s will that excluded Priscilla as administrator of the estate.
Lawyers for Priscilla said she was only made aware of the amendment after her daughter’s death.
The amendment removed Barry Siegel, Priscilla and Lisa Marie’s former business manager, and replaced him with Lisa Marie’s children, Riley and Benjamin Keough.
Benjamin died in 2020 after shooting himself at the family’s mansion, with sources revealing he was struggling at the time.
Watch the full interview tonight at 8pm UK time on TalkTV and on YouTube.