Elvis Presley: Riley Keough Reveals Her Surprising Vision for Graceland’s Future
Elvis Presley‘s granddaughter, Riley Keough, is now in charge of her grandfather’s home, Graceland. She is responsible for preserving the mansion and the legacy of the music legend for future generations. While promoting her mother’s autobiography, From Here to the Great Unknown, Keough revealed her vision for Graceland’s future.
Riley Keough reveals her plans for Elvis Presley’s Graceland
Riley Keough took over Graceland after the death of her mother and Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie. The ownership transfer followed the terms of Elvis’s estate plan, which stipulated that Lisa Marie’s children would inherit Graceland. Keough and her two half-sisters, Harper and Finley Lockwood, became co-heirs upon their mother’s death.
While promoting Lisa Marie’s book From Here to the Great Unknown, Keough shared her surprising vision for the future of the historic home. She told People Magazine “My hope is to continue what my grandmother [Priscilla Presley] did, and then my mother did. Which is simply to preserve our family home,” Keough stated.
Riley Keough’s plan comes months after Graceland was reportedly up for sale
Keough’s statement comes just months after a public notice from a company called Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC shared details of what they claimed was a loan Lisa Marie took years earlier, that today, with interest, totaled $3,800,000. This alleged loan was never paid back before Lisa Marie died in 2023.
However, Keough’s lawsuit against Naussany Investments in Shelby County Chancery Court states, “These documents are fraudulent.” Thus, Keough’s suit against the company blocked any proposed sale of her family’s home.
It was later revealed via the U.S. Department of Justice that a woman named Lisa Jeanine Findley (also known as Lisa Holden, Lisa Howell, Gregory Naussany, Kurt Naussany, Lisa Jeanine Sullins, and Carolyn Williams) of Kimberling City, Missouri was arrested and charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Keough said there are some quirks about being associated with Graceland
Riley Keough shared that being personally associated with Graceland has some quirks and perks. One of the strangest was when her family stayed at the home while tours occurred in the off-limits upstairs area. Fans didn’t know the Presley decedents were upstairs as they toured Elvis Presley’s historic home.
Keough told Seth Meyers, “There were some nights that [Lisa Marie] wanted to stay there, and she would bring us with her. The tours start in the morning and they end at 4 p.m., so if we were to stay in the house — Elvis’ room and my mother’s room are not part of the tour — we would stay upstairs and have to wait, we’d get stuck until the tours were over.”
She continued, “I guess they could have stopped the tours for a second. So we could run out, but they never did that. They never offered.”
“I used to go with my family. We would have dinner there,” she added.
From Here to the Great Unknown is currently available for purchase. It is written by Lisa Marie Presley and co-authored by Riley Keough.
