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Benjamin Keough Laid To Rest Alongside Grandfather Elvis Presley

Benjamin Keough Laid To Rest Alongside Grandfather Elvis Presley

Keough died earlier this year at the age of 27

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

Benjamin Keough has been laid to rest alongside his grandfather Elvis Presley, having been buried at the Graceland estate after taking his own life earlier this year.

Benjamin, the son of Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley and her ex-husband Danny Keough, died in July at the age of 27, with a coroner later confirming his cause of death as suicide.

The only grandson of singer Elvis Presley, Benjamin has now been buried in Graceland's Meditation Garden alongside other members of the family.

The graves at Graceland in 2014.
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A statement posted on the official Graceland Facebook page said: "Benjamin Storm Presley Keough was laid to rest in the Meditation Garden at Graceland with his family including his grandfather Elvis Presley, great-grandmother Gladys Presley, great-grandfather Vernon Presley and great-great-grandmother Minnie Mae Presley."

The graves at Graceland in 2005.
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After he died in 1977, Elvis was originally buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee, but after an attempt to steal the body, his remains - along with those of his mother - were moved to his former home Graceland.

Benjamin's death was confirmed by Lisa Marie's manager, who said of the singer: "She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter, Riley. She adored that boy. He was the love of her life."

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In the wake of his passing, Benjamin's sister Riley also shared a heartbreaking tribute online.

She wrote: "Mornings are the hardest. I forget you're gone. I can't cry because of the fear that I will never stop. A pain that's new to me.

"You. There are no words for you. Angel is the closest I could think of. Pure light. Baby brother. Best friend.

"Wild man. Intellectual. Witness to my life. Twin soul. Protector. Too sensitive for this harsh world.

"I hope you give me strength to endure the giant hole you've left in my heart. I hope you give me the strength to eat.

"I hope you're cradled in love. I hope you feel my love. I hope you feel god. You are god. I can't believe you've left me.

"Not you sweet Ben Ben. Anyone but you. I guess this is true heartbreak. I hope we meet again."

The twins' grandmother Priscilla Presley - the ex-wife of Elvis - also said on Facebook: "These are some of the darkest days of my family's life.

"The shock of losing Ben has been devastating. Trying to put all the pieces together of all the possible whys has penetrated my soul. Each day I wake up I pray it will get better.

"Then, I think of my daughter and the pain she is going through as she was a doting mother. Ben's father, Danny, who is completely lost, as Ben was his only son.

"Riley, so loving and so close to him; Harper and Finley, who absolutely adored Ben. Navarone, who struggles deeply with loss and death. Rest In Peace Ben, you were loved."

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