The singer’s mother, Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of singer and actor Elvis Presley, died at the age of 54, just hours after she was admitted to hospital due to cardiorespiratory arrest.
“It is with a heavy heart that I have to share the heartbreaking news that my beautiful daughter, Lisa Marie, has left us,” Priscilla Presley said on Thursday.
“She was the most emotional, strong and loving woman I have ever known,” he added in a statement.
Lisa Marie Presley had to be revived at her home in Calabasas, California, by paramedics, two days after she attended the Golden Globes, US Press presents.
Pre-hospital rescue specialists performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and managed to restore Presley’s pulse before she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ, a portal specializing in North American entertainment, noted, adding that Presley was placed in an artificial coma, with life support.
On Tuesday, Lisa Marie Presley was with Priscilla and the “Elvis” movie team, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel (Beverly Hills), at the 80th Golden Globes, which distinguished the best professionals, film productions and television 2022.
Actor Austin Butler was one of tonight’s winners for his role as Elvis Presley in the film directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Lisa Marie Presley is the mother of four children, including American actress and director Riley Keough, and has been married four times, including the late singer Michael Jackson and actor Nicolas Cage.
Presley followed in his father’s footsteps and in 2003 released his debut album To Whom It May Concern, followed by two more albums, the last of which was released in 2012.
Lisa Marie Presley was Elvis’ sole heiress and controlled her father’s legacy until 2005, when she sold a minority stake in Elvis’ intellectual property to an investment company.
Lisa Marie Presley retained control of her father’s famous estate, Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee, in the southern United States.
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