A bombshell lawsuit alleges that the former wife of Elvis Presley "ultimately wanted to control" her daughter's trust and Graceland, according to the suit, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, as Music-News reports.
Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko, the heads of Priscilla Presley Partners, are suing her for breach of contract and fraud. They're seeking at least $50 million (£37 million).
Lisa Marie Presley was hospitalised in January 2023 after suffering a cardiac arrest. She died soon afterwards.
Her mother was aware that she was preparing to remove her as the sole head of her trust and prematurely withdrew life-saving medical treatment in the hopes of gaining control of the sprawling estate, the suit alleges.
"Priscilla knew that Lisa's death neutralised the threat of Lisa's efforts to have Priscilla removed as the sole trustee of Lisa's irrevocable life insurance trust, and Priscilla ultimately wanted to control the Promenade Trust and Graceland," the filing says.
"At her house the following week, before the funeral, Priscilla exclaimed, 'I'm the queen. I'm in charge of Graceland.'"
Lisa Marie was the sole heir to her father's Memphis estate. Following her death, Priscilla filed a petition challenging a 2016 amendment to the trust, which had removed her as a trustee and instead designated two of Lisa Marie's children as co-trustees, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
