Priscilla Presley’s granddaughters are rising up so quick!
Elvis Presley’s former spouse’s youngest grandkids, twins Harper Vivienne Ann and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood, turned 16 earlier in October, a milestone she finds “unbelievable.”
When requested concerning the twins — who the late Lisa Marie Presley welcomed with ex-husband Michael Lockwood — on the Final Likelihood for Animals’ fortieth Anniversary Gala on Saturday, Oct. 19, Priscilla, 79, instructed PEOPLE, “16. Unbelievable.”
“I nonetheless see them as little youngsters,” she stated on the Los Angeles occasion, including that the ladies are “enjoyable to be with.”
Final yr, Priscilla shared a uncommon picture with Harper, Finley and her eldest granddaughter, Riley Keough, because the twins graduated from center college.
The Elvis and Me writer shared the household picture on Instagram in June — shortly after she and Keough, 35, got here to an settlement over the late Lisa Marie’s belief — and penned a candy message to the twins.
“Pleased Commencement ladies!” she wrote within the caption. “You’re now in highschool!!! ❤️❤️.”
Lisa Marie, the one baby of Elvis and Priscilla, died in January 2023 on the age of 54 after struggling a cardiac arrest. She is mother to Harper and Finley with Lockwood, 63, from whom filed for divorce in 2016 after 10 years of marriage.
As Lisa Marie and Lockwood had been engaged in a custody battle, the ladies lived with their grandmother for a interval. They’ve since remained shut, even fostering puppies collectively throughout the COVID pandemic.
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Previous to her relationship with Lockwood, Lisa Marie welcomed her first two youngsters with Danny Keough, whom she married in 1988 and divorced in 1994. The couple welcomed Riley, in addition to a son, Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in July 2020.
Following Lisa Marie’s loss of life in January 2023, a supply instructed PEOPLE that Riley is “very protecting” of youthful sisters Riley and Finley.
“Riley has all the time been shut along with her sisters,” the supply stated. “She needs the most effective for them. They’ve been surrounded by drama for years.”
Additionally after Lisa Marie’s loss of life, Lockwood stated that the twins would “stick with it the household legacy.”
“An important factor to me right now is to handle my daughters, ensuring they all the time really feel protected and beloved,” he stated in an announcement to PEOPLE on the time. “Each of them have unbelievable spirit and they’ll carry our household’s legacy on for the remainder of their lives.”