Lisa Marie Presley experienced a single ask for for her memorial service

Lisa Marie Presley did not want to be memorialized with tears and heartache.

The singer-songwriter’s loss of life on Jan. 12 at the age of 54 came as a shock to family, buddies and fans, but Presley had previously manufactured her wishes known in the occasion of her premature passing.

According to her longtime close friend and Elvis Presley Enterprises running partner, Joel Weinshanker, her memorial service at her father’s iconic Graceland estate, was always intended to be “about celebrating her everyday living” alternatively than mourning her dying.

In an interview with Enjoyment Tonight, which took location prior to the Jan. 22 event, Weinshanker pointed out, “Graceland is about celebrating Elvis’ existence, and we’re gonna do the exact for Lisa. She had many feelings about what her funeral would be like. There was no problem she wanted to be buried at Graceland. Because her son handed away, there was no query she wished to be buried up coming to her son.”

Lisa Marie Presley’s son, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide in July 2020 at age 27. In the wake of his decline, she experienced one particular request in particular when it came time for her very own services.

“The one thing she said was, ‘Just really don’t make it sad,'” Weinshanker recalled. “She (required) it to be a celebration, and that’s what it’s going to be,” he stated of the girl he called “one of the most sort, earnest souls” he’d at any time achieved.

The memorial support held on the front lawn of Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee, honored Lisa Marie Presley’s daily life and legacy with tributes from individuals closest to her, together with mother Pricilla Presley and fellow musicians, which include Alanis Morissette and Axl Rose.

In his chat with Enjoyment Tonight, Weinshanker went on to share a simple fact that admirers may perhaps discover comforting — that Lisa Marie Presley’s very last week of lifetime was a single loaded with pleasure.

“It was by considerably the most effective week of her lifetime due to the fact Benjamin handed,” he stated. “She was satisfied. I was with her for quite a few times at Graceland primary up to her dad’s birthday on the Sunday the 8th. She had a wonderful time. She stood for hrs after the ceremony signing autographs, getting shots. She wouldn’t leave until the final person was glad.”

And he included that she “experienced an wonderful time at the Golden Globes,” the place “she was so happy” actor Austin Butler gained an award for his portrayal of her father in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.”

This short article was originally released on Now.com