This Christmas, Priscilla Presley is embracing a shimmering silver hue rather than the traditional blue tint. The ex-wife of Elvis Presley shared a heartwarming family snapshot, beaming beside her loved ones with a subtle smile, including her granddaughter Riley Keough.
The image of her blended family is a visual feast, with Riley's father and Lisa Marie Presley's ex-husband Danny Keough making an appearance. Also present are Lisa Marie's 17-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Finley, with their dad Michael Lockwood. Riley poses alongside her husband Ben Smith-Petersen and one of their two children.
Priscilla captioned the Instagram post on December 22nd with a rose emoji and the words, "‘Holiday 2025 & unbreakable family bond’ -P." Her family ties have indeed been tested in recent years, most notably when Riley was falsely accused by her former business partner of being the secret biological mother of John Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston's 15-year-old son Benjamin Travolta.
The author of "Elvis and Me" called the accusation "shameful," and her attorney alleged to TMZ that it was made "in an effort to cause further pain to Priscilla Presley and her family." However, this isn't the first time the family has faced legal matters in the public eye. In the months following Lisa Marie's death in January 2023, Priscilla and Riley engaged in a legal dispute over the late singer's will.
"When my mom passed, there was a lot of chaos in every aspect of our lives," Riley shared with Vanity Fair in an interview published in August 2023. "Everything felt like the carpet had been ripped out and the floor had melted from under us. Everyone was in a bit of a panic to understand how we move forward, and it just took a minute to understand the details of the situation, because it's complicated."
She continued, "We are a family, but there's also a huge business side of our family. So I think that there was clarity that needed to be had." The pair eventually agreed that Riley would serve as the executor of her mom's estate, including obtaining ownership of Graceland, which Lisa Marie inherited from her dad Elvis following his 1977 death.
For Riley, she believes that "things with Grandma will be happy," emphasizing how "they've never not been happy." She explained, "There was a bit of upheaval, but now everything's going to be how it was. She's a beautiful woman, and she was a huge part of creating my grandfather's legacy and Graceland. It's very important to her. He was the love of her life. Anything that would suggest otherwise in the press makes me sad because, at the end of the day, all she wants is to love and protect Graceland and the Presley family and the legacy."
