Lisa Marie funeral

As Axl Rose pays tribute to his late friend Lisa Marie Presley, we take a look back over the friendship between the two musical icons.

After the funeral service, Rose revealed that Lisa Marie Presley had spoken about having November Rain played at her funeral, in the event of her death. He aimed to “let her know of the constant thinking about her, them, and wanting the best for her.” “I wanted her to be happy, to feel good about things, at least as much as one could under the circumstances,” Rose said. Her love of music was constant, thanks to her parents. Guns N’ Roses rocketed to fame after the release of their debut studio album, Appetite For Destruction, in 1987. He passed away on July 12 that year, at his home in Calabasas.

Sarah, Duchess of York, has paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley at a memorial to celebrate her life, calling her “Sissie” and sharing an anecdote about the ...

“We need to stoke our flames within to celebrate extraordinary The duchess was one of many honouring the singer yesterday at the Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, where the only daughter of Elvis Presley has been laid to rest near her father’s grave. Sarah, Duchess of York, has paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley at a memorial to celebrate her life, calling her “Sissie” and sharing an anecdote about the late Queen.

Lisa Marie, whose own memorial was this weekend, asked the funeral director if she could give her 'daddy' something special when he was laid to rest.

"Lisa Marie Presley was an icon, a role model, a superhero to so many people all over the world. "And his favourite colour was white. I could not even tell you what number limo I was in." [Lisa Marie Presley](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/lisa-marie-presley) was just nine-years-old when her beloved father died - and now they have been laid to rest together. "Everything was white, as it should have been. Elvis' grandson, Benjamin, was laid to rest on the opposite side when he died in July 2020 at the age of 27. Dad Vernon was also laid to rest in the same place when he died of a heart attack just two years after his son's death, with some believing he died of a broken heart. That was his colour. The private funeral for family and friends saw Elvis laid to rest next to his mother in the family mausoleum - with Vernon remaining alone inside to say a final goodbye to his son. One of the three men was actually an undercover FBI agent who tipped off the police and claimed the others were going to "ransom" the body for millions of dollars. He was in white, all the lining was white, the hearse was white. Former girlfriend Mindi Miller, who dated Elvis in the mid 70s, was one of those who viewed his open casket in private with the rest of the family at the start of the day.

Lisa Marie Presley was buried at Graceland over the weekend after dying, aged 54.

She began by confessing her "heart was broken" and noted how much love the world had for Lisa Marie. Priscilla was the person who broke the tragic news that Lisa Marie had died. Lisa Marie Presley was an icon, a role model, a superhero to so many people all over the world." "She was extremely proud," Axl revealed. He then opened up about how Lisa Marie's passion for her family history. At her star-studded funeral, a number of big names spoke words of condolence for the singer, including Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose.

Hundreds gathered on the lawns of the Graceland estate yesterday to pay tribute to Lisa-Marie Presley, the singer-songwriter and only child of rock 'n' roll ...

The singer-songwriter was placed in an above-ground grave, where she lies alongside her father, Elvis, and her son, Ben. Keough referenced her brother in her speech, and thanked her mother for creating him. In fact, the pair even shared an emotional revelation in Keough’s speech, where they let slip that they had welcomed a baby daughter in the past year. The Graceland estate, which has now been transformed into a popular museum, was where Lisa-Marie was raised for the first nine years of her life. Of the many speeches given at the service, Riley Keough’s was perhaps the most heartbreaking. Lisa-Marie and Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson, the Duchess of York, have been good friends since 2009, after meeting during one of Fergie’s visits to the US.

Following the death of Lisa Marie Presley earlier this month aged 54, Axl Rose, Billy Corgan and Alanis Morissette have paid tribute at her Graceland ...

Earlier in the ceremony, Billy Corgan from The Smashing Pumpkins played the band’s ballad ‘To Sheila’, and Alanis Morissette stoked emotions with a powerful performance of ‘Rest’. The daughter of Priscilla and Elvis Presley was only 54. On January 12th, Presley was found unresponsive in the bathroom of her California house.

As family, friends, and fans gathered to honor Lisa Marie Presley at her memorial at Graceland, daughter Riley Keough and husband Ben Smith-Peterson shared ...

[honor](https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/lisa-marie-presley-death-tributes.html) [Lisa Marie Presley](https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/lisa-marie-presley-dead-obit.html) at her funeral at Graceland on January 22, daughter Riley Keough and husband Ben Smith-Petersen shared the news of their own daughter in a gentle tribute. [More than a thousand mourners converged on Graceland’s front lawn for the service](https://apnews.com/article/celebrity-lisa-marie-presley-memphis-b1b049e9ce7796830f48623fd173b9e2), which also featured an emotional speech from Lisa Marie’s mother, Priscilla Presley. As family, friends, and fans gathered to

Lisa Marie, whose own memorial was this weekend, asked the funeral director if she could give her 'daddy' something special when he was laid to rest.

"Lisa Marie Presley was an icon, a role model, a superhero to so many people all over the world. [Lisa Marie Presley](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/lisa-marie-presley) was just nine-years-old when her beloved father died - and now they have been laid to rest together. "And his favourite colour was white. I could not even tell you what number limo I was in." "Everything was white, as it should have been. Elvis' grandson, Benjamin, was laid to rest on the opposite side when he died in July 2020 at the age of 27. Dad Vernon was also laid to rest in the same place when he died of a heart attack just two years after his son's death, with some believing he died of a broken heart. That was his colour. The private funeral for family and friends saw Elvis laid to rest next to his mother in the family mausoleum - with Vernon remaining alone inside to say a final goodbye to his son. One of the three men was actually an undercover FBI agent who tipped off the police and claimed the others were going to "ransom" the body for millions of dollars. He was in white, all the lining was white, the hearse was white. Former girlfriend Mindi Miller, who dated Elvis in the mid 70s, was one of those who viewed his open casket in private with the rest of the family at the start of the day.

Friends and family gathered at Graceland on Sunday to honor Elvis Presley's late daughter Lisa Marie, who died earlier this month at 54.

Like her great-grandparents and grandparents before her, Lisa Marie was laid to rest in the Garden—her above-ground grave sits next to that of her late son, Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020. Naturally, music served as a central connector between the service’s movements, and plenty of renowned musicians came to play Lisa Marie out. As part of her speech, Priscilla chose to read “The Old Soul,” a poem written by Lisa Marie’s daughter Harper Lockwood. “I’m a product of your heart.” [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/lisa-marie-presley-remembered-graceland-memorial-service-rcna66932)), Lisa Marie’s service began with a rendition of “Amazing Grace” sung by Jason Clark & The Tennessee Mass Choir. On Sunday, more than a thousand mourners gathered at Graceland to honor the life of Elvis Presley’s only daughter Lisa Marie Presley, who died earlier this month after a cardiac arrest episode.

Keough mentioned her daughter for the first time in a eulogy read aloud by her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, at Lisa Marie Presley's memorial service.

[rock and roll legend Elvis Presley](https://www.insider.com/lisa-marie-presley-graceland-burial-next-to-son-and-elvis-2023-1), died after reportedly experiencing cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California, on January 12. Keough appears to be a preteen in the photo and is holding a bouquet. "Thank you for giving me strength, my heart, my empathy, my courage, my sense of humor, my manners, my temper, my wildness, my tenacity," the speech continued. "Thank you for showing me love is the only thing that matters in this life," Smith-Petersen said, reading Keough's words to her late mother. Keough captioned the image with a simple red heart emoji. [TMZ was the first to report](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/12/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-to-hospital-cardiac-arrest/) that she was rushed to the hospital where her mother, Priscilla Presley, was by her side.