Lisa Marie Presley honoured in emotional Graceland memorial
Over a thousand people gathered at the public memorial service in Graceland to remember the life of Lisa Marie Presley on Sunday.
Friends and family members have shared their emotional tributes to the late star, as Lisa Marie Presley's eldest daughter was so overwhelmed with emotion that she had her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, read the touching eulogy on her behalf.
“Thank you for being my mother in this life,” the letter began, “I’m eternally grateful".
In the letter, she also recalled the sweet memories she had with her late mother while growing up, and revealed that she and her husband have recently welcomed a daughter in private.
“Thank you for showing me love is the only thing that matters in this life. I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me, the way you loved my brother and my sisters,” the letter read in part.
She then thanked her mother for all the traits she got from her.
Her strength, heart, empathy, and courage are a few mentioned in the list.
“I’m a product of your heart, my sisters are a product of your heart, my brother is a product of your heart," she wrote.
“I remember you giving me baths as a baby, driving me in my car seat listening to Aretha Franklin … taking me for ice cream after school in Florida,” she reminisced.
“I remember you singing to me and my brother lullabies at night, and how you’d lay with us until we fell asleep,” she continued, sharing the sweet memories she also had with her late brother, Benjamin.
“I remember how it felt be loved by the most loving mother I’ve ever known. How safe it felt to be in your arms: I remember that feeling as a child and I remember it two weeks ago on your couch".
Priscilla Presley also shared a poem titled 'The Old Soul', written by one of her granddaughters.
"I have no idea how to put my mother into words. Truth is there are too many,” the poem began.
She referred to her mother as "an icon, a role model, and a superhero," and added the Lisa Marie “always knew she wouldn’t be here too long".
The 14-year-old then went on to talk about her brother, Benjamin, who died by suicide in July 2020.
“Could this be the angel who takes me home? She knew it was close to the end, survivors guilt some would say. But a broken heart was the doing of her death".
Priscilla Presley then added her own message to her daughter: "Our hearts are broken. Lisa we all love you".
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