Lisa Marie Presley’s fans and loved ones gathered atElvis Presley’s home at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, for the late singer’s memorial on Sunday morning.
Ahead of the program, during which her motherPriscilla Presley,daughter Riley Keough, Axl Rose and more will celebrate her life, Lisa Marie’s family and friends were seen embracing at the service.
Elvisstar Austin Butler and Kaia Gerberarrived together and wereseated in the second row, with director Baz Luhrmann settling in one row behind with his wife.
The atmosphere.Jason Kempin/Getty
Shortly later, Priscilla, Riley, Lisa Marie’s half-brother Navarone Garcia,ex-husband Michael Lockwood, their 14-year-old daughters Finley and Harper and late son Benjamin’s girlfriend Diana Jay all arrived together.
Butler gave Finley a long hug minutes before the start of the memorial.
Priscilla Presley.
During his opening remarks, Joel Weinshanker told the audience that Lisa Marie had asked for only one thing at her funeral one day: “Don’t make it sad.”
“Lisa, we will try to honor your wish today,” added Weinshanker.
Joel Weinshanker.Jason Kempin/Getty
Oprah’s flower arrangement.Jason Kempin/Getty
On Jan. 12, Presley wasrushed to the hospital for a possible cardiac arrest. Hours later, Priscilla confirmed in a statement the death of her and Elvis' only child together.
“It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” said Priscilla in a statement.
The program.Brianne Tracy/PEOPLE
“Grief is something you will have to carry with you for the rest of your life,” she wrote last August in an emotional essay for PEOPLE about navigating grief. “You do not ‘get over it,’ you do not ‘move on,’ period.”
As a recording artist, Lisa Marie released three albums: 2003’sTo Whom It May Concern, which went on to become gold-certified for over 500,000 units sold in the United States, as well as 2005’sSo Whatand 2012’sStorm & Grace.
source: people.com
