Priscilla Presley Pays Heartbreaking Tribute To Grandson Benjamin Keough After His Tragic Death: ‘The Shock Has Been Devastating’

Bruce Haring, Dino-Ray Ramos UPDATE JULY 22: Priscilla Presley has posted a tribute to her grandson, Benjamin Keough, on her Facebook wall.The note is the first since Keough’s suicide last week at age 27. Presley is 75 and was married to Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973.“These are some of the darkest days of my family’s life,’ the statement began.

The Presley family is mourning the loss of Benjamin Keough, the grandson of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley. On Wednesday, Priscilla spoke out for the first time since Keough’s death.

After taking the time to mourn in private, Priscilla Presley took to her official Facebook account to share a statement regarding the tragic death of her grandson, Benjamin Keough, on July 12. “These are some of the darkest days of my family’s life. The shock of losing Ben has been devastating,” the widow of Elvis Presley, 75, began her statement. “Trying to put all the pieces together of all the possible whys has penetrated my soul.”

Benjamin Keough.The 75-year-old actress, who was married to Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973, took to Facebook on Wednesday, admitting that the days since Benjamin's death on July 12 have been «some of the darkest days» of her family's life. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed to ET at the time that Benjamin's cause of death had been ruled a suicide.

Priscilla Presley spoke out for the first time since her grandson, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide.“These are some of the darkest days of my family’s life. The shock of losing Ben has been devastating,” the actress, 75, wrote via Facebook on Wednesday, July 22.

who died last week (July 12).The actor’s brother, who was 27, took his own life, a coroner confirmed in the days following his death.Benjamin and Riley Keough are the children of musician Danny Keough and Lisa Marie Presley, and the grandchildren of Elvis Presley.Posting on her Instagram page, Keough shared a series of photos of her brother. “Mornings are the hardest,” she wrote in the caption.

Riley Keough has paid tribute to her brother Benjamin after his death at the age of 27.The Logan Lucky star, 31, described her younger brother as “pure light” after he took his own life on Sunday.The siblings are the grandchildren of Elvis Presley and the children of his daughter Lisa Marie Presley.Sharing a string of photos of them together, Keough wrote: “Mornings are the hardest."I forget you’re gone. I can’t cry because of the fear that I will never stop.

Riley Keough is still coming to terms with the devastating loss of her brother, Benjamin Keough.

Elvis Presley, took his own life.Keough, who was the son of Lisa Marie Presley and musician Danny Keough, passed away on Sunday (July 12) in Calabasas, California.

The tributes are pouring in for Benjamin Keough, the late son of Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough, and grandson of rock legend Elvis Presley.

Lisa Marie Presley and grandson of Elvis Presley, died in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, ET confirms. He was 27.The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner tells ET that Benjamin's cause of death has been ruled a suicide by intraoral shotgun wound.«Lisa Marie is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter, Riley,» Presley's rep tells ET.

Two days after his tragic death, the Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed to HollywoodLife that Benjamin Keough died by suicide after suffering an “intraoral shotgun wound.” Benjamin, the 27-year-old son of Lisa Marie Presley, was found dead in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas on Sunday, July 12 with a gunshot wound to the “upper torso,” according to a police report. Benjamin, who bore an uncanny resemblance to grandfather Elvis Presley, was pronounced dead at the scene.