Riley Keough posted a heartbreaking tribute to her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, on Mother’s Day. She shared a throwback photo of herself with her twin sisters, Finley and Harper Lockwood, 16, and their mom on her Instagram page. The four women smiled gently in the picture, their long hair resting on their shoulders in soft waves.
Since Lisa Marie’s passing in January 2023, this is Riley’s second Mother’s Day, yet the wound remains deep. She carries her family’s legacy with dignity and intentionality, taking on the role of guardian to the Presley name and the memory behind it.
Riley Keough celebrates Mother’s Day without her mom, Lisa Marie Presley
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It has been two years since Lisa Marie passed, but Riley still remembers and honors her. In her Mother’s Day post, she celebrated mothers and tenderly wrote about her mom, referring to her as their “angel mama.” The Daisy Jones and The Six star recently co-authored From Here to the Great Unknown, a memoir based on Lisa Marie’s audio recordings. The book captures Lisa Marie’s life in her own words, including her childhood at Graceland and her identity as a mother. Riley described the writing experience as emotional, revealing how much she admired her mother’s honesty.
After Lisa Marie’s passing, Riley became the sole trustee of the Graceland estate even though her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, challenged her. However, the dispute has been settled quietly, and the family is back on good terms. She and Priscilla later attended the 75th Primetime Emmys together to show their reconciliation.
Riley Keough’s experience as a mother herself
While honoring her mother, Riley also embraces her journey into motherhood. She describes her parenting style as affectionate, with few boundaries. She also opens up about how challenging the early days of motherhood were for her and how it forced her to reconsider preconceived ideas of what being a mom should look like.
But despite those challenges, Riley is determined to raise a strong, self-aware daughter, just as Lisa Marie raised her. She and her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, welcomed their daughter, Tupelo Storm, via surrogate in 2022. The child’s name is significant, “Tupelo” for Elvis’ birthplace, and “Storm” in memory of Riley’s late brother, Benjamin.