Lisa Marie Presley's 4 Kids: All About Riley, Benjamin, Finley and Harper

Mar. 15, 2025

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The singer, whodied on Jan. 12, 2023, at the age of 54after she was hospitalized for a possible cardiac arrest, described herself as “ferociously protective” of her kids. “I just smother them in love,” she shared while speaking toHealthy Livingin 2014. “They are my priority. That’s what I do. That’s what I care most about. I keep them close to me and make sure they are happy and healthy.”

Lisa Marie welcomed daughter Riley and son Benjamin with her ex-husband Danny Keough, whom she was married to from 1988 to 1994. In 2008, she welcomed twin daughters Finley and Harper with then-husband Michael Lockwood, though the two divorced in 2016.

“It’s a real choice to keep going, one that I have to make every single day and one that is constantly challenging to say the least …But I keep going for my girls,” she wrote in honor of National Grief Awareness Day.

In January 2023, Lisa Marie collapsed at her home in Calabasas, California. Shortly after she was transported to a hospital, her mother,Priscilla Presley, confirmed the news of her daughter’s death in a statement to PEOPLE.

Lisa Mariewas laid to rest at Gracelandnext to her son, Benjamin. Hermemorial servicetook place on the front lawn of the iconic estate on Jan. 22, 2023. She left her trust, which includes Elvis' Graceland property, to her three daughters, with Riley later beingnamed the sole trusteeof Lisa Marie’s estate.

The following year, Riley announced that she had beenpreparing Lisa Marie’s autobiography. The book, titledFrom Here to the Great Unknown,was published in October 2024.

Here is everything to know about Lisa Marie Presley’s four children.

Riley Keough, 35

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Lisa Marie andher then-husband Dannywelcomedtheir first child, daughterDanielle Riley Keough, on May 29, 1989. Riley has been open about how her mother and grandmother allowed her to grow up to be her own person, instead of living in the shadow of her famous grandfather. In September 2007, Riley explained toOprah Winfreythat, while she knew who her grandfather was as a child, it wasn’t “this huge thing.”

That doesn’t mean that Elvis hasn’t been a big figure in Riley’s life. When Riley attended the premiere of her filmMad Max: Fury Roadalongside her mother and grandmother, the trio were described as “the Presley women.”

Riley began modeling in 2004, and in May 2022, she made her directorial debut with her first film,War Pony, at the Cannes Film Festival. Riley was happy to be at the festival with her co-directorGina Gammell, saying, “We’re really just grateful to be here. This was a collaboration between all of us, and this is all of our film.”

In 2015, Riley marriedAustralian stuntman Ben Smith-Petersen. The couple were first linked in January 2014 and reportedly met on the set ofMad Max: Fury Road. The two share a daughter namedTupelo Storm Smith-Petersen, who was named after Mississippi city Elvis was born in and Riley’s late brother.

He continued: “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.”

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“I feel blessed to have a photo of the last time I saw my beautiful mama,” Riley captioned the photo.

When her mother died, the legal battle between her and her grandmother, Priscilla, over who was entitled to Lisa Marie’s estate carried on for months. Attorneys for Priscilla filed a petition questioning the “authenticity and validity” of Lisa Marie’s will in January 2023, but two months later, Priscilla and Rileyreached a settlement, with both sides reportedly “happy” with the outcome.

In May 2024, a company called Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC claimed that Lisa Marieborrowed $3.8 millionbefore her death, using the Graceland property as collateral. The company planned to publicly auction off the estate, butthe sale was haltedafter Riley filed a lawsuit that accused Naussany of forging her late mother’s signature on the loan documents.

“There is no foreclosure sale. Simply put, the counter lawsuit has been filed is to stop the fraud,” Elvis Presley Enterprises said in a statement to PEOPLE.

After Lisa Marie’s death, Riley worked to complete her mother’s unfinished memoir,From Here to the Great Unknown,which was released on Oct. 8, 2024, with the help of her own memories and tapes that Lisa Marie left behind talking about her life.

“The tapes are anincredible portraitof the force of nature that she was,” Riley told PEOPLE ahead of the book’s release. “Depending on the day and her mood, she can sound locked-in or distracted, vulnerable and open or annoyed and closed off, hopeful, angry, everything. You hear her in all her complications.”

During a January 2025 appearance on theCall Her Daddypodcast, Riley said that though Lisa Marie was an “amazing parent” who wanted to give her children “amazing things” all the time the way that her father had done for her, eventually, it became “hard to find joy in simple things.” For that reason, she plans to parent differently.

“And so I really want my children to be able to find joy playing in the backyard and doing normal kids stuff and not need elephants and circus and all these things all the time,” she said.

Benjamin Keough

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Lisa Marie and Danny’s second child,Benjamin Storm Presley Keough, was born on Oct. 21, 1992. As he grew up, fans were quick to notice how closely heresembled his grandfather, Elvis.

Benjamin’s friend, Brandon Howard, spoke to PEOPLE about Benjamin’s struggle with mental health and the"pressure" to live up to the Presley name. “Sometimes he struggled with depression, which is a serious thing with [the COVID-19 pandemic] and everything happening right now and everybody being locked in the house,” he said. “It’s a tough thing when you have a lot of pressure with your family and living up to a name and an image. It’s a lot of pressure. It’s almost like you’re pressured into having to be a musician, having to be an actor. It was good for him to go around the world and discover himself and have his own friends.”

Howard also remembered Benjamin as the person who would help others even when he was facing his own battle. “He has always been there for everybody,” he added. “In any kind of situation, he would be the one who would come crash with you on the couch for weeks until you’re actually feeling better.”

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In October 2020, Benjamin wasburied at Graceland, his grandfather’s home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the first person to be buried at the home since the death of his great-grandmother in 1980. “Benjamin Storm Presley Keough was laid to rest in the Meditation Garden at Graceland with his family including his grandfather, Elvis Presley, great-grandmother,Gladys Presley, great-grandfather,Vernon Presleyand great-great-grandmother, Minnie Mae Presley,“Gracelandshared on Facebook.

Lisa Marieopened up about the losson what would have been Benjamin’s 28th birthday in 2020. “My beautiful beautiful angel, I worshipped the ground you walked on, on this earth and now in Heaven,” she wrote alongside a photo from his 27th birthday. “My heart and soul went with you. The depth of the pain is suffocating and bottomless without you every moment of every day.”

Less than a week before Lisa Marie died in 2023, she and friend David Kessler — a grief expert whom she befriended following Benjamin’s death in 2020 — visited the Meditation Garden at Graceland where her father and Benjamin are buried.

In September 2024, Riley told PEOPLE that her mom “died of a broken heart” after Benjamin’s death.

“My mom tried her best to find strength for me and my younger sisters after Ben died, but we knew how much pain she was in,” Riley said. “My mom physically died from the after effects of her surgery, but we all knew she died of a broken heart.”

Harper and Finley Lockwood, 16

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After 10 years of marriage, Lisa Mariefiled for divorcefrom Lockwood in June 2016. The two were soon engaged in a tough custody battle, and the twins were placed in protective custody after Lisa Marie’slegal team allegedthat “disturbing” photos of children were found on a computer belonging to Lockwood. The twinslived with their grandmotherfollowing the allegations. “There is Lots of confusion, commotion and concern from all the talk circulating,” Priscilla shared on Facebook. “Let me put this to rest … the girls have not been in foster care and never will be. The girls have been with me and will be until all this is sorted out.”

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigationclosed its inquiryinto the allegations in 2017, with T.B.I. Public Information Officer Josh DeVine telling PEOPLE, “Barring any new potential evidence or information, we have concluded our involvement in this matter. We have not been able to determine if a crime occurred in Tennessee and accordingly do not have an open investigation.” The office also made it clear that a formal investigation was never opened, only an inquiry to “determine if [it] could substantiate information with which to open a case.”

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In October 2017, Lisa Marie stepped out withall three of her daughtersat anELLEWomen in Hollywood event. This was the first time Lisa Marie had attended a public event with all three girls.

And at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Lisa Marie and the twins beganfostering rescue puppies. Lisa Marie shared the news on Instagram when she posted a photo of the twins and herself holding one of the dogs. “We’ve been fostering pups from a shelter,” she wrote. “Exhausting but so rewarding 👍🐶 be well❤️.”

After Lisa Marie’s death, Lockwood said that their twins would “carry on the family legacy” in a statement to PEOPLE.

“The most important thing to me at this time is to take care of my daughters, making sure they always feel safe and loved,” he said. “Both of them have incredible spirit and they will carry our family’s legacy on for the rest of their lives.”

source: people.com