Riley Keough posts a moving tribute to her mother Lisa Marie Presley following the late singer's death
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- On Friday, Riley Keough broke her silence following her mother Lisa Marie Presley's death.
- She posted a black-and-white photo of her and her mother with a heart emoji in the caption.
- Presley died on January 12 after going into cardiac arrest. She was 54.
Riley Keough took to Instagram for the first time since her late mother, Lisa Marie Presley's death earlier this month.
On Friday, the actor posted a black-and-white picture of her and her mother looking into each other's eyes. Keough appears to be a preteen in the photo and is holding a bouquet. Presley is wearing a denim jacket as she smiles at her daughter. Keough captioned the image with a simple red heart emoji.
Presley, the daughter of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley, died after reportedly experiencing cardiac arrest at her home in Calabasas, California, on January 12. TMZ was first to report that she was rushed to the hospital where her mother, Priscilla Presley, was by her side. She was 54 years old when she died.
Following her death, Presley's representative shared a statement with Insider:
"Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love, and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."
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Riley is Presley's first-born child. Her father, Danny Keough, was a musician in Presley's band. They began dating in 1985 and wed in 1988, according to People.
The Presley family is familiar with tragedy. Along with Elvis's death in 1977 at the age of 42 after cardiac arrest, Keough's younger brother Benjamin died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in July 2020.
Keough recently posted a tribute to Benjamin on his birthday, October 21: "You would be 30 today. Happy Birthday my best friend, my angel. This world is strange without you," she wrote in a caption of a picture of the siblings as children.
Keough also posted supportive emoji hearts in Presley's last Instagram post before her death, in which she shared an essay she wrote about experiencing grief after her son's death.
Riley will channel her mother and grandfather Elvis' talents for her upcoming role as the titular rock star Daisy Jones in Amazon's "Daisy Jones & The Six."