The Presley family has been thrust back into the spotlight by the release of Baz Luhrmanns’ musical biopic Elvis and the tragic death of Lisa Marie Presley.
The only daughter of Elvis and Prescilla Presley died on January 13, 2023, aged 54. She is survived by her three children.
While Elvis was alive to enjoy the early part of his daughter’s life, he died when she was nine years old and didn’t get the chance to appreciate the joys of being a grandfather to Lisa Marie’s children.
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So, who are Elvis’ grandkids – Riley Keough, Benjamin Keough and twins Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Harper Vivienne Love Lockwood?
Read all about the family below.
Riley Keough
Riley Keough, whose full name is Danielle Riley Keough, is the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and her first husband, Danny Keough.
Riley, 33, is an acclaimed actress who had notable roles in a number of films and TV shows including The Girlfriend Experience, for her portrayal of the lead character Christine Reade.
Keough also appeared in Mad Max: Fury Road, the 2016 film American Honey alongside Shia LaBeouf, and TV series The Terminal List alongside Chris Pratt.
More recently, the actress plays Daisy Jones in the Amazon series Daisy Jones and The Six, based on the award-winning novel.
Interestingly enough, Riley also has a connection Down Under, having married Aussie stunt performer Ben Smith Peterson in 2015. The pair reportedly met on the set of Fury Road in 2012.
During a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Keough revealed that she fell in love with Smith-Peterson at an Aussie petrol station.
“When I met my husband, he came out of the gas station on our second date and I thought, ‘I’m going to marry him and have kids with him.’ I just knew. We didn’t even say ‘I love you’ yet,” she said.
On Instagram, the pair are partial to a lovey-dovey post, with Ben often referring to Riley by the nickname “bean”.
On Keough’s 33rd birthday, Ben shared a sweet photo of he and his wife, writing: “Happy Birthday Beanz. You get better & better every year.” Swoon!
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Benjamin Keough
Benjamin Keough was Lisa Marie Presley’s second child, and he died at the age of 27 in 2020.
After the shocking news hit the world, the Presley family revealed Benjamin had died by suicide on July 12.
Lisa Marie, who shares Benjamin with her ex-husband Danny Keough, said she was “completely heartbroken” over the death of her son.
On what would have been Benjamin’s 28th birthday in October that year, she shared some emotional words for him.
“My beautiful beautiful angel, I worshipped the ground you walked on, on this earth and now in Heaven,” she wrote on Instagram.
“My heart and soul went with you. The depth of the pain is suffocating and bottomless without you every moment of every day. I will never be the same.
“Please wait for me my love, and hold my hand while I stay to continue to protect and raise your little sisters and to be here for Riley,” she continued.
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“I know you would want that. Happy Birthday my sweet sweet Boy. You were much too good for this world.”
Riley also shared a tribute post to Benjamin, sharing a gallery of throwback photos from her wedding day, and their childhood. She captioned the post: “Happy Birthday beautiful angel”.
To remember her late brother on the second anniversary of his death, the actress shared another rare sibling photo from her wedding.
“Not an hour goes by where I don’t think of you and miss you,” she captioned the photo.
“It’s been two years today since you left and I still can’t believe you’re not here. You are so loved my Ben Ben.”
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On her Instagram Stories, Riley also reshared a number of other tribute posts made by friends and family.
Diana Pinto, Benjamin’s former girlfriend shared a particularly heartbreaking screenshot from a conversation she had with Benjamin on a day when she’d been feeling down.
“I told him I was feeling sad one day and this was his response. I wish I could text him & ask how to fix it today,” she wrote.
Benjamin’s message to Pinto read: “Hi little heart. Why are you so upset? You should ask it too. And try and see what it says back! Did you talk to it? Close your eyes and talk to it!”
Following his death, close friend and musician Brandon Howard told People that Benjamin had struggled with his mental health and the “pressure” of his family name.
“Sometimes he struggled with depression, which is a serious thing with [the COVID-19 pandemic],” said Howard, who added that “being a Presley” was a factor too.
“That kind of pressure is definitely a part of what happened,” 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.”
Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood
Twins Finley Aaron and Harper Vivienne, 14, are the daughters of Lisa Marie Presley and her second husband, Michael Lockwood.
Presley was married to Lockwood from 2006 to 2016, when their marriage came to a frosty end.
Recently, the twins have been put into the full custody of their father, following the unexpected death of their mother. The news has reportedly left their older sister Riley “furious” at their grandmother Priscilla, given Lisa Marie wanted “nothing to do” with Lockwood in her later years.
The pair split citing “irreconcilable differences”, with Lisa Marie’s then-legal representative Ronald Litz telling People Lockwood had “taken advantage” of her.
“He apparently was in charge of her assets throughout the marriage and didn’t do what he should have done on a fiduciary basis,” Litz said. “He took advantage of her.”
Sources have claimed Riley feels her young sisters have been left to live with an “outsider”.
While their mother was alive, and in the lead-up to the release of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, the twins often stood side-by-side with their mum at premieres and other events.
As for their own careers, the twins are reportedly yet to pursue acting or music, focusing on their education for the time being.
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