MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lots of of individuals gathered on the entrance garden of Graceland on a grey, chilly Sunday morning in Memphis to mourn the demise and keep in mind the lifetime of Lisa Marie Presley, who died earlier this month.
Some mourners held flowers as they waited for the service to start beneath the tall bushes on the garden of Graceland, the house the place Lisa Marie lived as a toddler together with her father, Elvis Presley. The mansion, which Lisa Marie Presley owned, has been was a museum and vacationer attraction that a whole bunch of 1000’s of followers go to every year to have fun the life and music of Elvis, who died in 1977.
The property in south Memphis was a spot of disappointment and somber reminiscences on Sunday. Presley, a 54-year-old singer-songwriter devoted to her father’s legacy, died Jan. 12, hours after being hospitalized for a medical emergency.
The service started with the singing of “Wonderful Grace” by Jason Clark & The Tennessee Mass Choir.
“We wish to specific our heartfelt gratitude for the love, compassion and assist you have got proven our household throughout this tough time,” stated a message from the Presley household written on this system for the service. “We’ll all the time be grateful.”
Amongst these anticipated to talk or sing through the service had been Lisa Marie Presley’s mom, actress Priscilla Presley; her daughter, actress Riley Keough; Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York; and singers Billy Corgan, Alanis Morissette and Axl Rose.
After the service, mourners will make a procession by way of Graceland’s Meditation Backyard, the place she is being laid to relaxation.