Inside the “sister-like” relationship between Lisa Marie and Fergie, which bonded over their ex-boyfriends’ sex scandals
- Lisa Marie Presley and Sarah Ferguson forged a “sister-like” friendship
- Elvis Presley’s only child with wife Priscilla met the Duchess in 2007
- They shared experiences of how their former partners were involved in sex scandals
- Lisa Marie died Thursday at the age of 54 after suffering multiple heart attacks
Lisa Marie Presley and Sarah Ferguson forged a “sister-like” friendship after sharing the experience of their former partners being involved in sex scandals, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The Duchess of York plans to fly to the US to attend the funeral of Elvis Presley’s only child at his Graceland estate in Tennessee.
Lisa Marie, who died on Thursday aged 54 after suffering multiple heart attacks, had comforted Fergie, 63, as she dealt with the aftermath of Prince Andrew’s relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
From 1994 to 1996, Lisa Marie was married to pop superstar Michael Jackson, who was accused of child molestation.
SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: The picture with Lisa Marie that Fergie posted, along with a poignant message: “From the moment they met there was an instant bond.”
Lisa Marie Presley and Sarah Ferguson forged a “sister-like” friendship after sharing the experience of their former partners being involved in sex scandals, The Mail on Sunday can reveal
Last night, a friend of the Duchess said: “Lisa Marie adored Fergie. From the moment they met there was an instant bond. She had been through so many scandals, just like Sarah. Sarah was there for her when Michael [Jackson] died [in 2009].
Lisa Marie had weathered all the accusations that he was a pedophile, but she went to her grave believing Michael was innocent. She was a rock for Sarah when the sexual allegations against Prince Andrew were made.’
Lisa Marie’s eldest daughter, actress Riley Keough, 33, is close to Fergie’s daughters Beatrice and Eugenie. The friend said of Fergie: “She is absolutely heartbroken. They were as close as sisters. Sarah plans to fly to the funeral.
They talked on the phone almost every day. This was a precious friendship for both of them, which is why they kept it so private. Lisa Marie didn’t trust many people outside of her family but loved Sarah.
The 54-year-old was pictured at the Golden Globes on Tuesday and had been rushed to hospital after paramedics responded to her home for a “complete cardiac arrest”. A few hours later she was pronounced dead
In an Instagram post following Lisa Marie’s death, the Duchess posted a picture of the couple together and wrote: “I say hello to you every day and I love you my sissy and I will continue to say hello to you every day. You were my sissy, a great mom to Ben, Riley, Harper and Finley and a very loving daughter to Priscilla.
“You have been my faithful friend for many years and I am here for your family to support and love you. I am deeply saddened my sissy, you are in my heart.’
Lisa Marie, Elvis Presley’s only child with wife Priscilla, first met the Duchess in 2007.
When Lisa Marie’s son Ben died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2020 at the age of 27, Fergie wrote on social media, “You stayed with me through my darkest moment and I’m here in yours.”
Lisa Marie, who battled cocaine and opioid addiction and was married four times, including to actor Nicolas Cage, had 14-year-old twin daughters Finley and Harper with musician Michael Lockwood. They divorced in 2021.
At the time of her death, he was demanding $40,000 a month in child support, which she said she could not afford. In court documents, she claimed the $100 million fortune she inherited was gone.
Lisa Marie’s funeral is scheduled to take place in a few weeks. The results of the toxicological tests will be available in four to six weeks.
Epstein sex slave Virginia Giuffre claimed she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew three times, including when she was 17. He has consistently and vehemently denied all allegations.
Last year he settled a US civil lawsuit filed by Ms Giuffre for a reported £12million without admitting wrongdoing.
Michael Jackson has been accused twice of being a pedophile and endured two high-profile trials.
He settled the first case out of court for $20 million and was acquitted by a jury in the second.