Lisa Marie Presley was so devastated by the loss of her son Benjamin Keough that she kept his body in her home for two months after his death. The singer even hired a tattoo artist to give him special tattoos. This grisly detail of Lisa Marie’s life came to light today, after her memoir was published.
Elvis Presley’s daughter didn’t have time to finish the book herself: the singer passed away in January 2023, so her daughter Riley finished the final version.
In her book, Lisa Marie says she had to force herself to “fight” to stay alive for the sake of her remaining children, Riley and twins Harper and Finley Lockwood, now 16. That’s why she didn’t say goodbye to Benjamin right away — partly because she couldn’t decide where to bury him: in Hawaii or Graceland, the Memphis estate where his grandfather Elvis died and is buried.
“I have a separate bedroom in my house, and I kept Ben-Ben there for two months. There is no law in the state of California that requires an immediate burial,” Lisa Marie writes. She found a “very sensitive funeral director” who was able to honor her wishes.
In her book, Lisa Marie says she had to “fight” to stay alive for the sake of her remaining children, Riley and twins Harper and Finley Lockwood, now 16. That’s why she didn’t say goodbye to Benjamin right away — in part because she couldn’t decide whether to bury him in Hawaii or at Graceland, the Memphis estate where his grandfather Elvis died and is buried.
“I have a separate bedroom in my house, and I kept Ben-Ben there for two months. There is no law in the state of California that requires an immediate burial,” Lisa Marie writes. She found a “very sensitive funeral director” who was able to honor her wishes.
The singer writes that she realized the horror of the situation, but could do nothing about it. “I think it would have scared the crap out of anyone else if their son had been there in that state. But not me,” she admits in her memoir.
The family held a farewell ceremony for Benjamin in Malibu. Riley recalls that she had to keep her eyes closed the entire time, as she was “trying so hard to stay alive.” The 27-year-old grandson of the King of Rock and Roll was buried at Graceland next to Elvis; Lisa Marie was later buried there as well.
Benjamin Keough committed suicide after a long battle with depression. After his death, it became known that the musician often used drugs and alcohol. His mother, Lisa Marie, was the only daughter and heir of the legendary American singer Elvis Presley.
On January 12, 2023, the singer was found unconscious in her home in Calabasas, California. Presley was taken to the hospital, where she fell into a coma; doctors later recorded her death as a result of cardiac arrest. Her daughter Riley recently became a mother herself: she admitted that a surrogate mother helped her carry the baby.
