It really sucks 2 months after Lisa's death Priscilla wants to challenge Lisa's signature from a document from 2016 and trying to get Graceland when Lisa always wanted her kids to have it.

Graceland exists because of Elvis, not Lisa Marie. Priscilla was Elvis' wife, Priscilla deserves to have his estate.

Sort of hard to say. Who was the owner of Graceland, Lisa Marie or Priscilla? I will say that Priscilla was the driving force after Elvis’ death to make Graceland a tourist attraction and make all the money. Elvis before his death, while not broke was in middling financial straights.

But Priscilla is the EX-wife, and was when Elvis died, and Elvis did say in his will that his estate goes to his daughter and his daughter only. She was only 9 when Elvis died and so Priscilla did what she did to make the estate viable for herself and her daughter’s financial interests.

How old is Riley? Is she a legal adult? I probably would let Priscilla be the “front man” and run the show with Riley in the background learning the business until Priscilla dies. I don’t know Riley but Lisa Marie was a drunken drugged up mess who was basically broke with three ex husbands living off of Graceland revenue, so if her daughter is like her mother, she might not be the best one to run it.

If I were them, I might look into selling the property. Elvis fans are dying off, within twenty years there will be almost no fans left. Problem is (from Memphis) is that the property is in a crappy part of town. If Elvis never existed and history stayed the same, that property itself would be worth little. But maybe I don’t know what I am talking about. Wouldn’t be the first time.

Sort of hard to say. Who was the owner of Graceland, Lisa Marie or Priscilla? I will say that Priscilla was the driving force after Elvis’ death to make Graceland a tourist attraction and make all the money. Elvis before his death, while not broke was in middling financial straights.

But Priscilla is the EX-wife, and was when Elvis died, and Elvis did say in his will that his estate goes to his daughter and his daughter only. She was only 9 when Elvis died and so Priscilla did what she did to make the estate viable for herself and her daughter’s financial interests.

How old is Riley? Is she a legal adult? I probably would let Priscilla be the “front man” and run the show with Riley in the background learning the business until Priscilla dies. I don’t know Riley but Lisa Marie was a drunken drugged up mess who was basically broke with three ex husbands living off of Graceland revenue, so if her daughter is like her mother, she might not be the best one to run it.

If I were them, I might look into selling the property. Elvis fans are dying off, within twenty years there will be almost no fans left. Problem is (from Memphis) is that the property is in a crappy part of town. If Elvis never existed and history stayed the same, that property itself would be worth little. But maybe I don’t know what I am talking about. Wouldn’t be the first time.

I read Lisa owned the property itself but let a company run the day to day stuff like the tours they do. Riley is actually 33 lol.

Sort of hard to say. Who was the owner of Graceland, Lisa Marie or Priscilla? I will say that Priscilla was the driving force after Elvis’ death to make Graceland a tourist attraction and make all the money. Elvis before his death, while not broke was in middling financial straights.

But Priscilla is the EX-wife, and was when Elvis died, and Elvis did say in his will that his estate goes to his daughter and his daughter only. She was only 9 when Elvis died and so Priscilla did what she did to make the estate viable for herself and her daughter’s financial interests.

How old is Riley? Is she a legal adult? I probably would let Priscilla be the “front man” and run the show with Riley in the background learning the business until Priscilla dies. I don’t know Riley but Lisa Marie was a drunken drugged up mess who was basically broke with three ex husbands living off of Graceland revenue, so if her daughter is like her mother, she might not be the best one to run it.

If I were them, I might look into selling the property. Elvis fans are dying off, within twenty years there will be almost no fans left. Problem is (from Memphis) is that the property is in a crappy part of town. If Elvis never existed and history stayed the same, that property itself would be worth little. But maybe I don’t know what I am talking about. Wouldn’t be the first time.

Poor Elvis had no idea Priscilla would OUTLIVE Lisa, their then 9 year old Daughter when he said Lisa would get the Estate. I personally also would have expected my Spouse to die before my Child, not the other way around. Technically, RILEY should get the Estate since she's Lisa's Adult Daughter. The oldest child of the person who was supposed to get an Estate is supposed to be the one getting it. If Riley has a child of her own(Likely as she's already 33) and Riley dies before Child, that Child is supposed to get the Estate.

Doesn't matter. Riley and her two younger half sisters will inherit it anyway. There is no one else from the Presley family left. I can't believe Priscilla is dumb enough to fight with her granddaughter over it.

Lisa Marie, not Priscilla owned Graceland, per the will of Elvis. So if Lisa Marie herself had a will, Graceland goes to that person. Not that hard. Priscilla doesn’t really have any legal basis to contest this if there is a viable will. Not to mention Priscilla is the EX-wife of Elvis. From what I have read lately (which might be b.s.) was that Elvis liked young teenage girls and basically had affairs and whatever and he was the negative person in the relationship.

Priscilla is 75 years old (Elvis would be 88 now), and it’s not like if she lost control of Graceland that she would end up destitute and homeless. Another thing to consider if that she is a member of Scientology, a cult group that basically takes a lion share of money away from members, and Priscilla has been involved in that nonsense for nearly 50 years or more, from the time Elvis was alive (Elvis went to a Scientology session once and wisely and angrily derided it. Scientology might have been a point of contention in the relationship (although it was more of Elvis liking young girls). So Priscilla may need the money to feed the cult beast, and it is good to know that any money spent at Graceland goes to Scientology which is arguably evil. Unfortunately Lisa Marie was also in the cult, and so maybe is her daughter now. Hopefully not. Scientology is so ridiculous it isn’t judgmental to consider the people in it fools. Like I mentioned above, Elvis saw through it and wanted nothing to do with it.

Elvis certainly gave in to temptation many times, for example it's been well-documented that he was seeing other women while in his relationship with Linda Thompson. That's a big reason they broke up. Not really "young girls" though, all of his serious girlfriends were of age. I do think that's correct about Scientology though, Elvis studied all religions and was very spiritual, so obviously he would take a stand.

I think the granddaughter will prevail in this case. I have nothing against Priscilla, but she has been less-than-truthful in the past. For example, after Elvis' death she had the wild colors and things within Graceland redone, then was telling people "everything" was just as Elvis had it -- not true.

Finally I must mention that Elvis fandom continues to be extremely strong worldwide. It's not like he was Vic Damone or Vaughn Monroe, names that are slipping from public consciousness. Elvis was one of the all-time superstars among superstars. His fandom is rock solid.

Just debating, but is Elvis really that popular anymore? My generation were the children of the original teenage fans of the 1950’s and even as teenagers in the 1980’s Elvis was old fashioned and out of style. Elvis fans are quickly dying off, a teenage fan of his in 1956 is now in their 80’s. Many famous people fade from memory decades after death. Ask someone under 30, hell, even under 40, people who listen to music to name three Elvis songs. Not just Elvis but ask someone under 30 to name three Beatles songs.

I am from Memphis and grew up in the shadow of Elvis and the guy is still an industry in the city, but I still say it’s a dwindling enterprise. I have asked this before and would be fascinated of the numbers of people who have been there per year and has that number been steady, or falling.

There was a popular movie about Elvis that came out just last year.

Graceland exists because of Elvis, not Lisa Marie. Priscilla was Elvis' wife, Priscilla deserves to have his estate.

And they were divorced at the time of his death so that's completely irrelevant. Lisa Marie wanted her kids to have it so that's who it should go to. Riley is an almost 34-year old woman. She's more than capable.

And they were divorced at the time of his death so that's completely irrelevant. Lisa Marie wanted her kids to have it so that's who it should go to. Riley is an almost 34-year old woman. She's more than capable.

It would be a different story if Riley were like 13 instead of 33. Riley's an ADULT, so Graceland should go to Riley. Lisa Marie most likely put Riley in charge of Graceland in the will, NOT Priscilla. Lisa was most likely expecting to outlive Priscilla, but not Riley, so Riley's most likely in Lisa's will for Graceland.

Graceland exists because of Elvis, not Lisa Marie. Priscilla was Elvis' wife, Priscilla deserves to have his estate.

So this is saying the Elvis estate should go to NO ONE after Priscilla dies despite Lisa Marie having already died last January. I agree that it has to be Riley who gets the estate. What's the point in Priscilla getting the estate?

Scratching my head as to Why so many put so much concerm into this subject, it's the Elvis famiy's business.

So this is saying the Elvis estate should go to NO ONE after Priscilla dies despite Lisa Marie having already died last January. I agree that it has to be Riley who gets the estate. What's the point in Priscilla getting the estate?I never said that. After Priscilla dies then all of it can go to Riley. Even if they weren't still married at the time of his death, Priscilla deserves a share of his estate after all the cheating he put her through (which is the likely reason for their divorce). She could always co-run it with Riley and they work together. Priscilla is really old now, so it's not like she will be around many decades longer. Lisa Marie squandered so much of Graceland's money on her three ex-husbands, if Elvis had known she would turn out like that he might not have put it all in her name.

Even if they weren't still married at the time of his death, Priscilla deserves a share of his estate after all the cheating he put her through (which is the likely reason for their divorce).

That's not how life works. If it wasn't in the divorce settlement, it's not Priscilla's. That's the bottom line.

Posters here are kinder to Priscilla than on other forums discussing this.

Priscilla has made a career out of being Elvis "widow", which of course she is not.

Priscilla also has a son. Could be that in addition to Scientology, she wants to make sure her son gets something. She also may need money for more plastic surgery. (Like I mentioned, other message boards are ruthless concerning Priscilla).

Priscilla is about control.

Scratching my head as to Why so many put so much concerm into this subject, it's the Elvis famiy's business.

Frankly, we need to, because Lisa Marie's death while Priscilla is still living is what sparked this discussion in the first place.

Riley Keough is now Sole Heir of Lisa Marie Presley’s Estate & New Owner of Graceland

https://deadline.com/2023/08/riley-keough-lisa-marie-presley-heir-graceland-owner-1235455537/

When her and Elvis got divorced, wasn’t Graceland 50 percent Priscilla’s anyway? Apparently it didn’t work out that way and Elvis retained full ownership of the estate, and when Elvis died, the estate and his money went to his dingbat daughter Lisa Marie. So it should be whatever is in Lisa Marie’s will, if she bothered to make one. Lisa Marie was actually broke and was living off of the proceeds of Graceland. But in my understanding again, Lisa Marie owns Graceland and whatever is in her will is what should happen or did happen to the Estate.

Priscilla shouldn’t even be in the equation and the only reason she was, was because Lisa Marie was a minor under her mother’s custody and Priscilla ran Graceland as a Regent.

But I don’t know them or their dynamics. If I were Riley, I would sell Graceland. Elvis’ fans are quickly dying off and in my opinion the property will lose most of its value in twenty years.

When her and Elvis got divorced, wasn’t Graceland 50 percent Priscilla’s anyway? Apparently it didn’t work out that way and Elvis retained full ownership of the estate, and when Elvis died, the estate and his money went to his dingbat daughter Lisa Marie. So it should be whatever is in Lisa Marie’s will, if she bothered to make one. Lisa Marie was actually broke and was living off of the proceeds of Graceland. But in my understanding again, Lisa Marie owns Graceland and whatever is in her will is what should happen or did happen to the Estate.

Priscilla shouldn’t even be in the equation and the only reason she was, was because Lisa Marie was a minor under her mother’s custody and Priscilla ran Graceland as a Regent.

But I don’t know them or their dynamics. If I were Riley, I would sell Graceland. Elvis’ fans are quickly dying off and in my opinion the property will lose most of its value in twenty years.

Selling Graceland might be a bad move for Riley to do. She'd look like she was disrespecting her Grandfather's Legacy or something. Graceland was Elvis's baby. It's best for her to keep it in the Family.

Riley Keough is now Sole Heir of Lisa Marie Presley’s Estate & New Owner of Graceland

https://deadline.com/2023/08/riley-keough-lisa-marie-presley-heir-graceland-owner-1235455537/


I predicted that Riley would end up as sole heir to Graceland because Riley is an ADULT. This would have been really murky if Lisa Marie had Riley late in life and Riley was only like 12 in 2023, not 33/34.

I understand that, and I don’t know and probably am off base in that advise. This has been discussed by me this thread and maybe a similar thread but just my thoughts…

1. Elvis’ fan base is quickly dying off. The original fans of alive are in their 80’s and 90’s. Of course, Elvis did have fans of the so called Boomer Generation but they are also getting elderly. My generation, the one after the Boomers, don’t have that much interest in Elvis. We weren’t born in his first wave of popularity and were little kids in his heavier sequined leather suit 1970’s era.

I would really like to see the numbers of fans going to Graceland and taking tours of the house and doing all of that. Have the numbers gone down, remained steady or gone up? I dare say it has been a slow decline over time. Maybe another twenty years of life. To the children and grandchildren of us born in the 1960’s and 1970’s, Elvis is ancient. So will the Beatles and even Van Halen.

2. Being from Memphis, the area around Graceland is not a good area. If you are an Elvis fan and want to see the house and grounds, see it and leave. It’s not completely ghetto and one can go to a business nearby for lunch or whatever, but you wouldn’t want to rent a hotel near there or be there at night.

I have said before of Elvis never died and still alive at 88 years old, he would have (maybe begrudgingly) sold Graceland off in the 1990’s. The neighborhood around it went really downhill, plus the airport is like two miles away and the constant screaming of FedEx flights throughout the night (this being that Elvis never got on the pills and was healthy and screaming jets kept him awake like normal people.) Elvis would not have kept that property and would have lived in Los Angeles or Las Vegas. If he would have come to Memphis to see friends or family, he would have stayed with them or a five star hotel like the Peabody.

Just my take growing up sleeping within five miles of where the man slept.