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HEARTWARMING FAMILY NEWS: JUST NOW in Los Angeles, California, USA — Elvis Presley’s Family Celebrates the Arrival of Riley Keough and Ben Smith-Petersen’s Second Child. Confirmed earlier this year by Riley’s grandmother, Priscilla Presley, the happy news marks another beautiful chapter in the Presley legacy. Riley — Elvis’s granddaughter and the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley — continues to honor her family’s enduring spirit of love, music, and togetherness as the Presley lineage grows once more.

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