Priscilla Presley Breaks Silence Following Death Of 27-Year-Old Grandson

Jul 24, 2020 by apost team

Benjamin Keough—the 27-year-old son of Lisa Marie Presley and grandson of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley—tragically took his own life on Saturday, July 12th.

His grandmother, Priscilla Presley, has broken her silence regarding Keough’s death and got candid about the pain her family is going through as they mourn.

This Wednesday, Priscilla Presley took to Facebook to express her heartbreak following the death of her grandson, Benjamin Keough. 

“These are some of the darkest days of my family’s life,” Priscilla Presley wrote.

“The shock of losing Ben has been devastating," she continued. "Trying to put all the pieces together of all the possible whys has penetrated my soul. Each day I wake up I pray it will get better.”

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Priscilla also highlighted the immense pain the rest of her family is currently experiencing.

“I think of my daughter and the pain she is going through as she was a doting mother,” she wrote of her daughter, Lisa-Marie Presley. 

“Ben’s father, Danny, who is completely lost, as Ben was his only son. Riley, so loving and so close to him; Harper and Finley, who absolutely adored Ben. Navarone, who struggles deeply with loss and death.”

Riley Keough, Benjamin’s 31-year-old sister, also wrote a candid post on social media regarding her brother’s death.

“Mornings are the hardest,” Riley wrote on Instagram last Saturday:

“I forget you’re gone. I can’t cry because of the fear that I will never stop. A pain that’s new to me.You. There are no words for you. Angel is the closest I could think of. Pure light. Baby brother. Best friend. Wild man. Intellectual. Witness to my life. Twin soul. Protector. Too sensitive for this harsh world. I can’t believe you’ve left me. Not you sweet Ben Ben. Anyone but you. I guess this is true heartbreak. I hope we meet again.”

Lisa-Marie Presley has kept away from the public eye since news of her son’s death was announced. Her manager, Roger Widynowski, told TMZ that the singer is “completely heartbroken.”

"She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter Riley,” Widynowski told the tabloid. 

“She adored that boy. He was the love of her life."

Our deepest condolences go out to Benjamin Keough’s family at this difficult time. 

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