Celebrity funerals, vigils, and memorial events
Stars and fans honor Lisa Marie Presley in public memorial service at the Graceland mansion
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Celebrity funerals, memorials, and vigils can be dazzling final farewell events, or somber low-key get-togethers. Either way, the death of a well-known actor, musician, writer, or any other public figure is always headline news, and the cameras are there to record the sad occasion.
Family, friends, fans, and fellow stars gathered on January 22 in front of the famed Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, for a public memorial service honoring Lisa Marie Presley, the sole daughter of late singer Elvis Presley. Among those in attendance were former Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, manager J e r r y Schilling, and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. Musical performances included Axl Rose, Alanis Morissette, and Jason Clark and The Tennessee Mass Choir. Presley, who died suddenly at the age of 54 from cardiac arrest, was laid to rest on the property where both her son and father are buried.
Click through the following gallery and pay your own respects at some famous funerals.
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