LA, Jan. 12, 2019 (Reuters) – Lisa Marie Presley, a singer and the lone child of Elvis Presley, the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” passed away on Thursday at the age of 54 after being taken to a hospital in the Los Angeles region, according to her mother.
In a statement, her mother, Priscilla Presley, said, “It is with a heavy heart that I must deliver the tragic news that my lovely daughter Lisa Marie has left us.”
“She was the most fervent, courageous, and compassionate lady I’ve ever met. We request discretion as we attempt to cope with this tragic loss, “the sentence included
According to the entertainment website TMZ, Lisa Marie Presley experienced a heart attack at her home in the Calabasas neighbourhood of Los Angeles. On Thursday, she was later transported to the hospital.
She was there at the Golden Globes ceremony in Beverly Hills earlier this week, where Austin Butler, who played her father in the movie “Elvis,” earned the best actor prize.
In his acceptance speech, Butler paid homage to Lisa Marie Presley and her mother. At the age of 42, heart failure claimed Elvis Presley’s life in August 1977.
