The grandson of Elvis, dies at the age of 27

Benjamin Keough (right) with her sister, Riley (left), his mother, Lisa Marie Presley (center right) and Priscilla Presley (center left).

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July 12, 2020 21h36

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The grandson of Elvis, dies at the age of 27

AFP

Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK — The grandson of Elvis Presley, Benjamin Keough, died Sunday at the age of 27, has indicated to theAFP the manager of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, confirming information of the news site TMZ.

The manager, Roger Widynowski, didn’t give information on the causes of death. According to TMZ, the first items of information would indicate that it is a suicide.

Contacted by theAFP, the office of the sheriff of the county of Los Angeles, which depends on the city of Calabasas where was Benjamin Keough, has not given result.

His mother is completely devastated, inconsolable and devastated, but she tries to hold good for the twins of 11 years old, and his eldest daughter, Riley,” wrote the manager in a statement sent to l‘AFP.

“She loved this boy,” he added. “It was the love of his life.”

Shun the limelight

Fleeing the spotlight, Benjamin Keough, the only boy of the siblings, seemed to be almost never in public.

The few published photographs of him showed his resemblance to his grandfather, a legend of rock’n’roll, which has brought this style into millions of homes.

“Sometimes, I’m absolutely blown away when I see it”, explained Lisa Marie Presley at the CMT about the resemblance of her son with Elvis.

According to the british newspaper Daily Mail, Benjamin Keough would have received in 2009 an offer of $ 5 million to record five albums.

But he had not, since that time, published music.

His grand-father, Elvis Presley, has died prematurely, at age 42, in 1977.

The King of rock ‘ n ‘ roll has sold over one billion records worldwide, of which 146 million albums alone in the United States.

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