Lisa Marie Presley was said to have been so distraught after the death of her son, Benjamin Keough, that she kept his body in the house for two months after his death.
During that time, she even brought in a tattoo artist so she could get matching tattoos in his honor, a poignant detail revealed in her new posthumous memoir. her, “From Here to the Great Unknown”.
The memoir was completed by Lisa Marie’s daughter, actress Riley Keough, following Presley’s death in January 2023.
Lisa Marie’s memoir shares the emotional struggles she endured, explaining how she fought to stay alive for her surviving children, Riley and twins Harper and Finley.
She reportedly delayed saying goodbye to Benjamin, torn between burying him in Hawaii or at Graceland, where her father, Elvis, is buried. Lisa Marie revealed that she hid her son’s body in a private room for months and wrote: “In the state of California there is no law that says you have to bury someone immediately,” as she described the ordeal. process your grief.
During that time, Lisa Marie and Riley both got tattoos in memory of Benjamin. He has Riley’s name on his collarbone and his mother’s name on his arm.
The tattoo artist was called to their home and when asked to take pictures of Benjamin’s tattoos, Lisa Marie replied, “No, but I can show you”, leading to a surreal moment when the artist The doctor saw Benjamin’s body.
Riley writes about the intense emotions they experienced during this time. She recalls her mother sensing that Benjamin was communicating with her, expressing skepticism about the situation.
Riley also wrote about her brother’s mental health struggles, revealing a heartbreaking text Benjamin sent to Lisa Marie just weeks before his death, admitting that he thought something was wrong with your spirit. Benjamin was eventually buried at Graceland alongside his grandfather, Elvis, and later where Lisa Marie was also laid to rest.
Presley died on January 12, 2023, after she suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California.
She is 54 years old.
Originally published in Enstarz.
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