For decades, the family of Elvis Presley looked almost untouchable from the outside. There was Graceland. The music. The legacy. The image of rock-and-roll royalty that fans around the world continued to celebrate long after Elvis’s death.
But behind it all, the Presley family has been quietly carrying years of grief and emotional tension that many outsiders never fully saw. And according to Priscilla Presley, devastating loss changed everything.
During a recent public appearance with her son Navarone Garibaldi, Priscilla opened up about how deeply the family changed after the death of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.
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Priscilla’s words stunned many fans. “It’s kind of separated us in a way,” Priscilla admitted while reflecting on how close the family once seemed. She recalled how they used to gather together regularly for meals and family time before tragedy struck again and again.
But according to Navarone, the fractures inside the family may have started even earlier.
In 2020, Lisa Marie’s son, Benjamin Keough, died at just 27 years old. His death reportedly devastated the family and changed the emotional dynamic between relatives almost overnight.
Navarone explained that grief did not bring everyone closer together as many expected. Instead, it separated them.
The family had to deal with another devastating loss soon after. In January 2023, Lisa Marie Presley died at age 54 due to complications from a small bowel obstruction. And according to Priscilla, life inside the Presley family changed drastically after that.
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Today, Lisa Marie’s daughters, including actress Riley Keough and twins Harper and Finley Lockwood, are now adults living independent lives. Priscilla admitted the family no longer gathers the way they once did. That reality has left many fans emotional.