TheDaisy Jones & The Sixstar, 34, revealed in a cover story forVanity Fair’s September issue that her daughter’s name is a nod to both Keough’s late grandfatherElvis Presleyand her late brotherBenjamin Keough.
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Keough said they had originally chosen the first name — which is also the name of theMississippi city Elvis was born in— because of its subtle connection to her family.
“It’s funny because we picked her name beforetheElvismovie,” Keough told the outlet. “I was like, ‘This is great because it’s not really a well-known word or name in relation to my family — it’s not like Memphis or something.' "
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Riley Keough forVanity Fair.Mario Sorrenti/Vanity Fair
“Then when theElvismovie came out, it was like, Tupelo this and Tupelo that. I was like, ‘Oh, no,’ ” the actress and filmmaker added. “But it’s fine.”
Keough also revealed that she and husbandBen Smith-Petersenwelcomed their first child via surrogate last August. Smith-Petersen first announced that theyhad welcomed a daughterthis past January.
She noted that while she could “carry children,” she felt that surrogacy was the “best choice for what I had going on physically with the autoimmune stuff,” referring tohaving Lyme disease.
Riley Keough on the cover ofVanity Fair.Mario Sorrenti/Vanity Fair
Moving forward, the actress will own Elvis' former estateGracelandin Memphis, Tennessee, a home that he had gifted to his only child Lisa Marie when he died in 1977.
The ruling will also allow Keough to preside over the sub-trusts of her 14-year-old half-sistersFinley and Harper— children from Lisa Marie’s marriage to musicianMichael Lockwood.
Meanwhile, Priscilla, 78, will remain as a special adviser and receive a monthly payment for her role within the trust and she would be allowed to be buried on the premises in the Meditation Garden next to Elvis, Lisa Marie and Benjamin.
source: people.com
