Elvis Presley’s eldest granddaughter, Riley Keough, recently showed off some of the king’s most prized possessions and items he typically carried with him on the road in his black box – which Keough compared to a purse .
“These are special items,” Oprah Winfrey commented as she took a close look at some of Elvis’ special items while wearing gloves alongside Keough in the film. first in-depth interview it is given from her mother Lisa Marie Presley dies in 2023 at the age of 54. Keough gave Winfrey an intimate look at the famous family’s life and a tour of Graceland in Memphis for “An Oprah Special: The Presleys — Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley,” which will be aired Tuesday night on CBS.
One of the first items Keough showed Winfrey was his cream-colored 1957 Bible, which had writings inside. She also held up the key to her mother’s golf cart, which she used to get around Graceland when she was just 4 years old.
“She was a terror. She crushed a few,” Keough joked.
Opening Elvis’ Black Box
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Keough also gave Winfrey a glimpse inside a large black box that Elvis typically used while traveling.
“You can look inside,” Keough told Winfrey. “It was kind of his most personal stuff and nothing was touched.”
Inside, Winfrey found Elvis’ American Express green card, which expired in May 1972, as well as a comb that still contained strands of his hair. The black box also contained a Polaroid and pieces of tickets and various papers, among other objects.
“You could probably sell it for a lot of money,” Keough said of Elvis’ hair.
Oprah agreed: “Yeah, you could sell that for a lot – that hair right there. Elvis’ comb. Wow. Elvis’ black box treasures. Wow.”
Keough is now the sole heir to the famous Graceland estate, where her mother spent part of her childhood and shared the second floor with Elvis. The 35-year-old Emmy-nominated actress and director took a deep dive into her family’s past while finishing her mother’s memoir, which she titled “From Here to the Great Unknown.”
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Stream Winfrey’s exclusive hour-long interview with Keough on Tuesday, October 8 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. “An Oprah Special: The Presleys — Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley” will air live on Paramount+ for “Paramount+ with Showtime” subscribers and will be available on demand the next day for “Paramount+ Essentials” subscribers.
