In his tribute to Lisa Marie Presley, AC Wharton said: 'Before Jay-Z and Beyonce had Blue Ivy, and long before Prince Harry and Meghan had Archie, right here, in this city, our own royal couple, Elvis and Priscilla, had a beautiful bundle of joy, named Lisa Marie'.
Filmmaker Joel Weinshanker began the service, saying he hoped they could honour Lisa Marie's wishes"not to be sad", and was followed to the lectern by Pastor Dwayne Hunt who paid tribute to her"passion, strength, brilliance and tenaciousness".
She said:"We need to stoke our flames within to celebrate extraordinary Lisa Marie. I stand here with great honour, because we called each other Sissie. I've been here with you all for all your lives and I stand here with great honour. So Sissie, this is for you with affection." Lisa Marie's agent, Jerry Schilling, described Lisa Marie as"the only person who could intimidate Jerry Lee Lewis". He went on:"I was in the hospital with her father when Priscilla was giving birth, I was at the hospital with her mother when she left us. Memphis, I will always love you."
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