In an intimate television special, Riley Keough welcomed Oprah Winfrey into Graceland, offering viewers unprecedented access to Elvis Presley’s legendary Memphis estate.
Initially reported by Realtor.com, the 35-year-old Emmy Award winner, who recently inherited the 13-acre property, guided Winfrey through rooms filled with carefully preserved memories of her grandfather and late mother, Lisa Marie Presley.
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The tour, part of “An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley,” coincides with the release of Lisa Marie's posthumous memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown,” which Keough helped complete following her mother’s passing in 2023.
Walking through the Colonial Revival mansion’s living room, Keough shared deeply personal family moments, including her mother's childhood experiences at Graceland. The space holds particular significance – it’s where 9-year-old Lisa Marie spent time with her father’s coffin after his death, a moment she detailed in her memoir.
She "talked about that moment as something that helped her grieving process," Keough told Winfrey, describing her mother’s ability to maintain a connection with Elvis even after his passing.
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During their exploration, Keough revealed the location of Lisa Marie's final interaction with Elvis – the back entrance leading to the patio. "She said good night to him," Keough recounted, adding that her mother sensed something was wrong. "She would tell me that, you know, sometimes she found him in his bathroom looking kind of out of it or holding onto the railing to, you know, stand up straight."
The tour's most revealing moment came when Keough and Winfrey examined Elvis’s belongings, including his traveling black box – essentially his wallet – which remained untouched since his death. Donning protective gloves, they discovered his American Express card from 1972 and a well-used comb, prompting genuine amazement from Winfrey.
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Today, Graceland welcomes over 650,000 visitors annually and Keough intends to maintain the tradition while preserving the estate’s character. “My instinct with everything is always to do what my mother would have wanted, which is to keep it a home,” she explained. “It was our family’s home.”
The estate, designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2006, is a living archive of the Presley family’s triumphs and tragedies, from Elvis’s untimely death at 42 to Lisa Marie’s struggles with addiction and the loss of her son Benjamin in 2020.
Despite the weight of the legacy, Keough appears determined to honor her grandfather’s cultural impact and her mother’s vision for Graceland's future, ensuring that the estate remains both a public landmark and a private sanctuary for the Presley family's memories.
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