The world knew him by many names.
Lisa Marie Presley knew him by only one: dad.
Elvis died in 1977, leaving her with an overwhelming legacy to inherit and infinite memories to cherish.
Obviously, “nobody could ever compare” (viaThe New York Times).
On January 12, 2023, Lisa died following a cardiac arrest at 54.
She will be laid to rest at Graceland, the Presley family property, Elvis' final resting place.
Take a look at the eternal bond Lisa Marie Presley shared with Elvis Presley.
It turns out suspicious minds don’t always lie!
Elvis had reportedly considered separating from Priscilla when she was heavily pregnant.
But while they did welcome their child together, Lisa’s birth altered the dynamic of their sex life.
Elvis apparently wasn’t keen on making love to a mother figure (viaABC News).
Elvis indulged his daughter to no extent
Lisa Marie Presley grew up amid luxury.
Anything I wanted, I just had to ask," Lisa recalled (viaThe Week).
“He was not strict at all,” she revealed on “The Talk” (viaYouTube).
She used to plead: “Don’t die.
Are you going to die?”
Elvis' lifestyle didn’t deter him from playing the ever-diligent father to Lisa.
Despite the gaiety, Lisa could sense something was off as the years progressed.
At home, his little daughter could see it, too.
I’m not going anywhere" (viaRolling Stone).
Impending tragedy soon struck and Elvis was found dead on his bathroom in Graceland one ill-fated afternoon.
Lisa was reportedly on the Memphis property when her father died.
She rarely divulged about this particular memory in her interviews, although she did once recall their last meeting.
Elvis, 42 at the time, packed her off to bed.
“He came in and kissed me good night after that.
That was the last time I saw him alive,” Lisa said (perExpress).
Unfortunately, the drawing of continuous comparisons was an inevitable consequence of being Elvis' daughter.
And I’m not trying to run from it either" (viaThe New York Times).
She released two more albums in her lifelong quest to seek out her own identity.
“Nothing has been touched,” she toldRolling Stone.
“It’s very comforting for me … all of his videos are still there.
All of his records.”
Elvis endured through her own four children, too.
“They’ve all got a little bit of him in them,” she toldCMT.
Lisa legally assumed her role as the sole heir of the Presley property in 1993 upon turning 25.
Behind the curtains, it was all shook up.
In an unfortunate parallel to her father’s death, Lisa died in 2023 with debt to her name.
But the biopic’s biggest win was the applause it won from Lisa Marie Presley.
“Absolutely exquisite.Austin Butlerchanneled and embodied my father’s heart & soul beautifully,” shetweeted.
The film gave her an opportunity to bask in her father’s legacy, as did her three children.
