'She's with Ben now': Sarah Ferguson says friend Lisa Marie Presley has reunited with son after death
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE: Prince Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, a dear friend of Lisa Marie Presley, had come in to attend the memorial service for her at the Presleys' family estate in Graceland. Ferguson spoke to the media at the airport and had stated that the singer-songwriter had not been fine ever since her son Benjamin Keough’s’s suicide in 2020, and that she had died of a broken heart. Lisa shockingly died from a sudden cardiac arrest, two days after she had attended the Golden Globes to support Austin Butler, who played her father Elvis Presley in the movie ‘Elvis’.
Page Six reported that the Duchess of York had stated that Lisa is ‘with Ben now,’ alluding to Lisa's son Keough’s suicide. She had also said that she was there to provide her support to Presley’s living children, actress Riley Keough, 33, and her younger twin girls, Finley and Harper, 14. Presley’s memorial service took place in Graceland on Sunday, January 22.
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“I think we need to make sure Finley, Riley and Harper are fully supported going forward,” Ferguson said. The Duchess of New York added, “She was so proud of them, so proud. She used to write to me saying, ‘Yeah, I’m really gushing at how wonderful my children are right now.'” Ferguson also made sure to emphasize on Presley’s mother Priscilla, who has sadly now outlived her child. “Also, we’ve got to look after Priscilla now, don’t we?”
The Duchess and the singer have been friends for long, from back when Lisa used to live in Sussex, England, along with her ex-husband Michael Lockwood. "They hit it off straight away, they just seemed to understand each other,” an insider said of Lisa and Lockwood. The pair had continued to be friends even after Lisa moved back to the States and the latter also supported the Duchess when things were going south. “They became quite close and kept in touch when Lisa Marie moved back to the States,” the source continued, adding, “and she was very supportive of the Duchess when she had tough times.”
Ferguson had taken to Instagram to pay tribute to her late friend upon the news of her death. She stated, “I say hello to you everyday and I love you my sissy and I will continue to say hello to you everyday. You were my sissy, an amazing mother to Ben, Riley, Harper and Finley and a superbly loving daughter to Priscilla. You have been my devoted friend for many years and I am here for your family to support and love them. I am deeply saddened my sissy, you are in my heart.”