Riley Keough posted this picture on Instagram. It’s just heartbreaking.
Timothy Bella wrote an article for The Washington Post about Elvis’ funeral and people’s memories of it, and of that day, and why the news of Lisa Marie’s death resonates, beyond the personal family tragedy of a 54-year-old mother of four dying way too early. Bella has done a wonderful job.
Here’s the piece I wrote about Lisa Marie for my just-launched Substack. Lisa handled her surreal life experience – what she was born into, and people’s projections onto her in the decades following – with humility and rough honest grace. She had a remarkable head on her shoulders. A huge legacy was handed to her. She did not buckle at the constrictions. She didn’t resent it. (Or, if she did, she never said so.)
Lisa Marie will be laid to rest at Graceland tomorrow. It’s open to the public. I can’t believe I was just there, like, 3 weeks ago, standing at those graves. I still just can’t believe it.
