Priscilla Presley is celebrating a milestone in the next generation of her famous family. The 81-year-old matriarch took to Instagram on Wednesday, October 7, to honor her twin granddaughters, Harper and Finley Lockwood, as they turned 18. It was a deeply personal tribute from a woman who has watched her family experience extraordinary joy and devastating loss over the years.
“Happy birthday Harper & Finley ❤️,” Priscilla wrote simply in the caption accompanying a photo of the two young women. In the image, Harper and Finley are dressed in black, standing against a backdrop where a stretch of beach is visible in the distance. The photograph was understated, but the significance of the moment was not lost on followers of the Presley family, many of whom have followed the twins’ lives since they were born into one of the most famous musical dynasties in American history.
Harper and Finley Lockwood are the daughters of Lisa Marie Presley and guitarist Michael Lockwood. Lisa Marie and Lockwood were married in 2006, and they welcomed the twins two years later. Their marriage eventually ended in divorce in 2016, but the twins remained central figures in both of their parents’ lives. Before her marriage to Lockwood, Lisa Marie had been married to Danny Keough. That earlier marriage produced two children: daughter Riley Keough and son Benjamin Keough. Lisa Marie and Danny Keough were married from 1988 to 1994, and they maintained a close connection in the years that followed, especially as they co-parented their children.
The Presley family has always been in the public eye, but the private sorrows they have faced in recent years have added a new layer of poignancy to every family celebration. In 2020, Benjamin Keough died by suicide at the age of 27. The loss was devastating for the entire family, especially for Lisa Marie and Benjamin’s siblings. Then, in January 2023, tragedy struck again when Lisa Marie herself died after suffering cardiac arrest. She was only 54. Her sudden death sent shockwaves through the entertainment world and left her family grappling with grief in the midst of an intensely public mourning process.
Priscilla Presley has not shied away from talking about how those losses changed the family dynamic. At a speaking engagement at Westgate Las Vegas in May, she appeared onstage with her son Navarone Garibaldi, and the conversation turned to the impact of grief on their family. Priscilla was candid about the difficulty of maintaining the same closeness they had once shared.
“It’s kind of separated us in a way because, you know, we would get together and have meals and, of course, you know, have family,” Priscilla explained. She then turned her thoughts to Harper and Finley, acknowledging that they are now young adults with their own lives. “The girls are 18 now, the twins. So they have their boyfriends and, you know, do their thing. It’s been, even though we’re close — what?” she said, trailing off as if searching for the right way to describe the complicated reality of a family scattered by grief.
Navarone, however, offered a slightly different perspective. He gently interrupted to say, “I would disagree.” According to Navarone, the separation did not begin with Lisa Marie’s death. Instead, he believed the first fracture came earlier, when Benjamin died. “When you would think that would be something that should bring everybody together, that somehow separated us further, because everybody grieves in different ways, and everybody felt, you know, put blame on somebody in different ways, and just felt different ways about it,” the screenwriter said. He continued, “Somehow, that separated us further. … Now, after my sister died, I feel like now we’re actually coming closer together, and I feel like we’re all letting go of those feelings.”
It was a striking and vulnerable moment between mother and son. The two were not hiding the fact that their family has struggled to find its way through grief. Yet Navarone’s words also carried a note of hope: after years of distance, there seemed to be a movement toward healing. In the aftermath of losing Lisa Marie, the surviving members of the family were beginning to reconnect and release some of the complicated emotions that had built up after Benjamin’s death.
Riley Keough has also spoken openly about the chaos that followed her mother’s passing. In a 2023 interview with Vanity Fair, Riley described the disorienting experience of losing Lisa Marie while also trying to figure out what came next. “When my mom passed, there was a lot of chaos in every aspect of our lives,” she explained. “Everything felt like the carpet had been ripped out and the floor had melted from under us. Everyone was in a bit of a panic to understand how we move forward, and it just took a minute to understand the details of the situation, because it’s complicated. There was a bit of upheaval, but now everything’s going to be how it was.” Her comments reflected both the pain of the moment and a quiet confidence that the family would eventually find its footing again.
For Harper and Finley, the journey through grief has been particularly difficult because they were so young when they lost their mother. At Lisa Marie’s memorial service, held at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, Priscilla stood before the mourners and read a eulogy that Harper and Finley had written. At the time, the twins were only 14 years old. Their words, delivered through their grandmother, became one of the most emotional moments of the service. It was a reminder that even in the midst of immense sorrow, the next generation of the Presley family was finding a voice.
Since then, Harper and Finley have largely stayed out of the spotlight, though they have occasionally appeared in photos shared by family members. In December, Priscilla shared a rare family picture on Instagram with the caption, “Holiday 2025 & unbreakable family bond -P🌹.” The photo showed Harper and Finley, then 17, sitting around a table with family members. The image was warm and intimate, a glimpse of a family trying to hold on to tradition and connection despite everything they had been through. That “unbreakable family bond” has become something of a guiding theme for the Presleys as they navigate the complicated terrain of loss, memory, and moving forward.
Now that Harper and Finley have turned 18, they are officially adults. Their birthday marks not just another year of life, but a symbolic entry into the next chapter of their family’s story. They are the granddaughters of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, the daughters of Lisa Marie Presley, and the younger sisters of Riley Keough. They carry a heavy legacy, one full of music, fame, and public fascination. But they also carry the memory of a mother who loved them deeply and a brother who was lost too soon.
Priscilla’s birthday post was simple, but it spoke volumes. A grandmother’s love does not erase the pain of the past, but it can offer a steady presence amid the uncertainty. For Harper and Finley, having Priscilla in their corner is significant. As they step into adulthood, they do so with the support of a family that has been through more than most people could imagine.
The 18th birthday of the Lockwood twins is a moment of celebration, but it is also a moment of reflection. It is a chance to remember Lisa Marie and Benjamin, to honor the complicated journey of a family that has grieved publicly and privately, and to look ahead with hope. Priscilla’s public tribute is a reminder that life continues, even in the face of unimaginable loss. Birthdays are still celebrated. Photos are still taken. Love is still expressed.
In the years to come, Harper and Finley will likely continue to chart their own paths away from the glare of the spotlight. But on this birthday, their grandmother made sure the world knew they were loved. The image of two young women in black, standing against the backdrop of a beach, captured a moment of quiet strength. It seems fitting for a family that has learned, over and over again, to stand strong in the face of heartbreak.
As the Presley family continues to evolve, one thing remains clear: the bonds between its members are complicated, but they are not broken. Priscilla, Riley, Navarone, Harper, and Finley are each carrying their own memories and their own grief. But on special days like this one, they come together to mark the moments that matter. For Harper and Finley, turning 18 is just the beginning. And for Priscilla, watching her granddaughters grow into adulthood is a bittersweet reminder of the legacy that Lisa Marie left behind.
