Music legend Elvis Presley’s granddaughter can’t help stressing over the looming 50th anniversary of his death, which insiders say threatens to unleash chaos on her carefully curated life.
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Insiders reveal Riley Keough, the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley, is so nervous about the ensuing pandemonium that she’s already begun preparing for the milestone occasion — despite it not taking place until August 2027.
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The Daisy Jones & the Six star, 36, inherited a 15 percent stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises after her mother died unexpectedly in 2023, People magazine reported. She also became the sole owner of Graceland and all of her rock idol relative’s costumes, awards, cars, furniture and other personal effects that the famed Memphis, Tenn., mansion houses.
“While the business of Elvis’ estate is already a lot to juggle, Riley’s taking on a whole new level of responsibility with the upcoming anniversary,” a source tells GLOBE.
Gen Z’s discovery of the “Don’t Be Cruel” singer, who died of a heart attack at just 42, has increased interest, points out the source, noting part of the fervor can be credited to dual projects from director Baz Luhrmann: the 2025 documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert and the 2022 biopic Elvis, starring Austin Butler.
“Riley is proud of how they turned out and the creative input she had,” the source says of the movies. “It’s clear people still care about Elvis — and the estate continues to make money.”
But the Jay Kelly actress remains wary of throwing her own little family into the spotlight after years of shielding them from its often harsh glare.
Wed to stuntman Ben Smith-Petersen since 2015, Riley welcomed daughter Tupelo via surrogate in August 2022 — but the public didn’t find out about the tyke’s existence until after Grandma Lisa Marie died of a bowel obstruction at age 54 and the news was mentioned at her January 2023 memorial, People reported.
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Meanwhile, family matriarch Priscilla Presley is the one who let slip that the couple were now parents of two in September 2025, many months after their second baby’s arrival. The child’s sex and name remain unknown.
“Riley treasures her privacy,” says the insider. “She’s going to do her part to lead the celebration of Elvis’ legacy, but she doesn’t want to disrupt her very normal home life.”
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