bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Lynn Farah

He was Elvis Presley’s only grandson. But at just 27 years old, he took his own life and left a gaping hole in the hearts of those who loved him. Benjamin Keough, son to Lisa Marie Presley, was known not only because of his famous surname, but because he bore a striking resemblance to The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Here’s what you need to know about Keough, the man his loved ones described as “an angel on earth” …
Born into one of the world’s most famous families

Benjamin Storm Presley Keough was born on October 21, 1992. He is the second child of Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough. His older sister, Riley, was born in 1989. Lisa Marie is Elvis’ only child, and her mum, Priscilla Presley, is now 77. Lisa Marie was also sole heir to the US$100 million Presley fortune, despite now having lost it all.
Elvis’ doppelgänger

Although Lisa Marie kept her children out of the spotlight, when Benjamin did make public appearances, commentators immediately noticed striking similarities between the young man and his legendary grandfather. His mum commented on the similarities herself, saying that she was sometimes “overwhelmed” when looking at him because she would see her father, per People.

At 17, he expressed a desire to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps. According to All That’s Interesting, Universal offered him a US$5 million record contract in 2009. The deal outlined five albums, and though Benjamin did apparently go to the studio to record some songs, no music was ever officially released.
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A tragic loss

According to All That’s Interesting, Benjamin felt an “increasing pressure to match his grandfather’s meteoric success”. Before taking his life in July 2020 at the age of just 27, Benjamin was reportedly suffering from depression. Ten years before his death, his representative hinted at troubles in his life, saying he “doesn’t get up before midday and then grunts at you”.

British media reported that Benjamin was also struggling with alcohol and drug addiction and before his death had just completed a stint at a rehabilitation facility. His friend Brandon Howard told People that the pressure to live up to the Presley name “absolutely” contributed to his struggles. He said, “it’s almost like you’re pressured into having to be a musician, having to be an actor”, but added, “you never know what triggers it. You never know”.

Multiple reports claimed that his death occurred at a party held for his girlfriend Diana Pinto and his brother-in-law Ben Smith-Peterson. The LA coroner confirmed that his death was caused by suicide and at the time several media outlets reported that it was his girlfriend Pinto who discovered his body.
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The strong bond with his mum

Although Lisa Marie has young twins Harper and Finley with her fourth husband Michael Lockwood, it has been widely reported that Benjamin was always her “baby”. Since his death, Lisa Marie has lived in relative isolation and has stayed out of the public eye. Until recently, she had completely withdrawn from social media.

However, since Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic was released, she has slowly come back online, updating her followers by saying that she is and “will forever be mourning the loss” of her son. In a post this May, just under two years since his death, she re-emerged, writing: “Navigating through this hideous grief that absolutely destroyed and shattered my heart and my soul into almost nothing has swallowed me whole. Not much else aside from my other three children gets my time and attention any more.”
The pair’s bond was undeniable, and in her most recent Instagram post, Lisa Marie shared a photo of her and Benjamin’s matching Celtic eternity knot tattoos, which she said the pair had done to symbolise that they would always be connected.
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In the same post, she said she had watched Elvis twice ahead of its official screening and called it “spectacular”. She also applauded Austin Butler and said that he embodied “my father’s heart and soul beautifully” in the film. She said it broke her heart that Benjamin was not alive to see the movie as “he would have absolutely loved it”.
Big sister love

Actress Riley Keough may have been almost three years older than her brother Benjamin, but many said the two were more like twins and were inseparable. After his death, she told The New York Times that she felt like she’d been “thrown into the ocean and couldn’t swim”. She said that for months after his death, she couldn’t get out of bed and didn’t speak for two weeks.

On the second anniversary of his death, The Lodge actress said she still couldn’t believe that he wasn’t around any more. She had previously described him as “too sensitive for this harsh world” and said that she missed him “endlessly every day”.
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Who was Elvis Presley’s only grandson, Benjamin Keough? Riley Keough’s brother, once the stepson of Michael Jackson while married to Lisa Marie, took his own life after struggling with addiction

Tragic Benjamin Keough, son of Lisa Marie Presley (pictured right with her ex-husband Michael Jackson) was born into the world famous Presley family, but found the pressures too much to bear. Photos: @benjamin__storm; @lisaemichael/Instagram

One of the late Benjamin Keough’s friends said that being part of the Presley family meant “it’s almost like you’re pressured into having to be a musician”. Photo @benjamin__storm/Instagram

A young Benjamin Keough with his mum Lisa Marie Presley and her ex-husband Michael Jackson in 1997. Photo: @benjamin__storm/Instagram

Many – including his own mother, Lisa Marie – saw Elvis Presley in Benjamin Keough. Photo: @benjamin__storm/Instagram

Benjamin Keough was reportedly offered a US$5 million recording contract, but never released any songs. Photo: @benjamin__storm/Instagram

Benjamin Keough is believed to have been struggling with alcohol and drug addiction before his death. Photo: @benjamin__storm/Instagram

Benjamin Keough reportedly felt a lot of pressure to live up to the Presley name. Photo: @benjamin__storm/Instagram

Benjamin Keough was dating Diana Pinto at the time of his death. Photo: @benjamin__storm/Instagram

Lisa Marie Presley with her son Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in 2020. Photo: @lisampresley/Instagram

Lisa Marie Presley recently shared that she and Benjamin Keough had got matching tattoos on Mother’s Day several years ago. Photo: @lisampresley/Instagram

Lisa Marie Presley has only reappeared on Instagram recently to help promote the Elvis film, and has repeatedly used the platform to remember her son and share photos of him. Photo: EPA

Riley Keogh was so blindsided by the sudden death of her little brother Benjamin Keough that she said she didn’t utter a word for two weeks afterwards. Photo: @rileykeough/Instagram

Riley Keough posts tribute photographs to her brother Benjamin every year on the anniversary of his death. Photo: @benjamin__storm/Instagram

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Despite marriages to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage, it was Danny Keough who gave Lisa Marie Presley her only son, Benjamin – who was the spitting image of Elvis
But after battling depression, Benjamin Keough took his own life in 2020, and it’s only since the release of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic that his mum Lisa Marie has reappeared on social media


Riley Keough said her little brother was ‘too sensitive for this harsh world’ while his mum Lisa Marie said his death had ‘swallowed her whole’ – so who was Elvis’ only grandson, Benjamin Keough?
