For decades, the Presley family has fascinated the world.
First there was Elvis Presley, the young man from Mississippi who became the King of Rock and Roll. Then came Priscilla, their daughter Lisa Marie, and eventually a new generation carrying one of entertainment’s most famous family legacies.
Today, two members of that generation remain comparatively private: Harper and Finley Lockwood, Lisa Marie Presley’s twin daughters.
Born in 2008, the girls spent their earliest years largely protected from the intense publicity surrounding their mother and famous grandparents. But as they’ve grown older, occasional family photographs and public appearances have offered glimpses of their transformation.
Now 17, the twins are approaching adulthood — and longtime Presley fans are often struck by how much the family resemblance continues into another generation.
Lisa Marie Was Elvis and Priscilla’s Only Child
To understand why so much attention surrounds the twins, their extraordinary family history matters.
Elvis and Priscilla Presley welcomed Lisa Marie Presley on February 1, 1968.
She would be their only child.
The famous photograph of Elvis and Priscilla holding baby Lisa Marie captures what briefly appeared to be an almost fairy-tale family.
But Elvis and Priscilla’s marriage didn’t last.
They divorced in 1973, when Lisa Marie was five, although Elvis remained deeply involved in his daughter’s life until his death in 1977.
Lisa Marie was only nine when she lost her father.
From that moment forward, she carried the Presley legacy in a way no one else could.
Lisa Marie Eventually Became a Mother of Four
Lisa Marie’s own family expanded across two marriages.
With musician Danny Keough, she welcomed daughter Riley Keough in 1989 and son Benjamin Keough in 1992.
Years later, Lisa Marie married musician and producer Michael Lockwood.
Then came a surprise.
At 40, Lisa Marie became pregnant with twins.
On October 7, 2008, she gave birth to Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood and Finley Aaron Love Lockwood.
For Priscilla Presley, their arrival meant becoming a grandmother all over again nearly two decades after Riley’s birth.
Their Names Contained Pieces of Family History
Even the twins’ names reflected the family around them.
Finley’s middle name, Aaron, immediately stood out to Elvis fans.
Elvis’s full name was Elvis Aaron Presley.
Harper’s full name, meanwhile, became Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood.
But despite carrying pieces of an enormous musical legacy, the twins weren’t raised as miniature celebrities.
Lisa Marie generally kept them away from constant publicity.
There were occasional photographs, but nothing resembling the nonstop exposure experienced by many celebrity children today.
Lisa Marie Wanted Them to Have a Real Childhood
Being Elvis Presley’s daughter had taught Lisa Marie exactly what extreme fame could do to a childhood.
She understood the curiosity.
She had experienced strangers treating her family history almost as public property.
So when Harper and Finley were young, much of their everyday life remained private.
Occasionally, Lisa Marie shared family photographs.
Sometimes the twins appeared beside Priscilla.
But there was no carefully managed attempt to turn them into child stars.
They were simply children who happened to have Elvis Presley as their grandfather.
They Had Very Different Personalities From an Early Age
As the twins grew, Lisa Marie occasionally offered small insights into their personalities.
Photographs showed two girls who looked similar enough to be unmistakably twins but weren’t identical copies of one another.
Their clothing sometimes matched when they were little.
As they grew older, however, their individual styles became increasingly apparent.
That’s particularly noticeable in more recent photographs.
One may choose a darker or edgier look while the other gravitates toward something different.
The Presley name connects them.
Their personalities remain their own.
Their Childhood Wasn’t Always Easy
Behind the family photographs were significant upheavals.
Lisa Marie and Michael Lockwood separated in 2016 after a decade of marriage.
Their divorce and custody dispute became lengthy and difficult.
For Harper and Finley, it meant navigating their parents’ separation while still very young.
Priscilla became an important presence in their lives during this period.
Lisa Marie’s older daughter Riley was also close to her younger sisters despite their substantial age difference.
The Presley women had already experienced generations of loss and family disruption.
That closeness would become even more important in the years ahead.
Then Their Brother Benjamin Died
In July 2020, tragedy struck the family when Lisa Marie’s only son, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide at age 27.
His death devastated Lisa Marie.
She spoke openly afterward about the enormity of her grief.
For Harper and Finley, Benjamin wasn’t a distant celebrity relative.
He was their older brother.
Lisa Marie later wrote movingly about continuing to live for her three daughters — Riley, Harper and Finley — even as she struggled with the loss of her son.
The family had endured a devastating rupture.
None of them could have known that another was coming.
Lisa Marie’s Final Public Appearance Came Just Days Before Her Death
On January 10, 2023, Lisa Marie attended the Golden Globe Awards with Priscilla.
Austin Butler won for portraying Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis.
Lisa Marie appeared emotional as she watched her father’s story receive another wave of international attention.
Two days later, everything changed.
Lisa Marie suffered a cardiac arrest at her home and was taken to a hospital.
She died on January 12, 2023.
She was only 54.
Harper and Finley were just 14.
The girls who had already lost their older brother were suddenly without their mother too.
Priscilla Announced the Devastating News
Priscilla confirmed her daughter’s death publicly.
The loss created another tragic parallel in Presley history.
Lisa Marie had lost Elvis when she was nine.
Her twins lost Lisa Marie while they were teenagers.
For a family whose story had so often been told through music, fame and glamour, grief had become an equally powerful thread.
The Twins Appeared at Their Mother’s Graceland Memorial
Days later, Lisa Marie was honored at Graceland, the Memphis home forever associated with Elvis.
The public memorial brought generations of the family together.
Riley Keough’s husband, Ben Smith-Petersen, read a message Riley had written for her mother.
Priscilla spoke.
Friends and musicians paid tribute.
And Harper and Finley were there.
The sight of Lisa Marie’s young daughters at the estate where their grandfather is buried was particularly poignant.
Lisa Marie was eventually laid to rest at Graceland near Benjamin and Elvis.
Riley Became an Even More Important Figure in Their Lives
Riley Keough is nearly two decades older than Harper and Finley.
That age gap naturally created a relationship that could sometimes resemble something between sisterhood and mentorship.
After Lisa Marie’s death, Riley became an increasingly central figure in preserving their mother’s legacy.
She also completed Lisa Marie’s memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, using recordings her mother had left behind.
The memoir gave readers unusually intimate insight into Lisa Marie’s life — including her experiences as Elvis’s daughter, her relationships and her grief following Benjamin’s death.
For Harper and Finley, however, Lisa Marie’s story isn’t principally a book.
It’s their mother.
A Legal Dispute Followed Lisa Marie’s Death
Lisa Marie’s death also created questions surrounding the family trust.
Priscilla challenged an amendment that placed Riley and Benjamin in key roles rather than Priscilla and former business manager Barry Siegel.
Because Benjamin had died, Riley effectively became the principal trustee.
The dispute was ultimately settled.
Riley became the sole trustee of her mother’s estate, while Priscilla received an agreed financial settlement and retained a role connected to the family’s legacy.
Importantly, Riley also became responsible for trusts established for her younger sisters.
The arrangement reinforced how much responsibility had suddenly fallen onto the eldest Presley granddaughter.
Harper and Finley Have Mostly Remained Outside Hollywood
Despite their extraordinary family tree, the twins haven’t launched acting or music careers.
At least not publicly.
That’s notable.
Riley became an acclaimed actress, eventually earning major recognition for projects including Daisy Jones & The Six.
Lisa Marie became a recording artist.
Elvis needs no explanation.
But Harper and Finley have so far been allowed to grow up without turning their surname into a profession.
At 17, there’s no reason they should have to decide yet what role — if any — fame will play in their adult lives.
Rare Photos Show How Much They’ve Changed
Because the twins aren’t constantly photographed, every new appearance can feel like a dramatic transformation.
One photograph shows little girls standing beside Lisa Marie.
Then suddenly they’re teenagers.
Their faces have matured.
Their hair and clothing have changed.
Their individual styles have emerged.
And naturally, Presley fans immediately begin looking for family resemblance.
Some see Lisa Marie.
Others see Priscilla.
And occasionally people point to expressions or facial features they believe resemble Elvis.
Those comparisons are subjective, but they’re almost inevitable in this family.
Priscilla Remains Their Living Link to Elvis
For Harper and Finley, Elvis Presley is a grandfather they never had the opportunity to meet.
He died more than 30 years before they were born.
Priscilla is therefore one of their strongest living connections to that chapter of their family history.
Photographs of Priscilla with the twins can span an extraordinary amount of time.
She knew Elvis before he became their grandfather.
She gave birth to Lisa Marie.
She watched Lisa Marie become a mother.
And now she has watched Lisa Marie’s youngest children approach adulthood.
Few family photographs contain that much history.
They Are Part of an Unusual Generation of Presleys
The Presley grandchildren occupy very different places in public life.
Riley is internationally famous.
Benjamin was intensely private.
Harper and Finley are still discovering who they want to become.
The twins also belong to a generation that knows Elvis primarily through family stories, recordings, photographs and the cultural phenomenon surrounding him.
To the world, he is the King.
To them, he’s family history.
That distinction matters.
They Have Also Watched the Elvis Legacy Explode Again
The 2022 Elvis biopic introduced their grandfather to another generation.
Austin Butler’s performance received widespread acclaim and an Oscar nomination.
Then came Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla in 2023, which approached the family story from their grandmother’s perspective.
For Harper and Finley, adolescence therefore unfolded during another enormous wave of global fascination with their grandparents.
All while they were privately grieving their mother.
It’s an extraordinary collision between public mythology and private family life.
Their Mother’s Memoir Preserved Her Voice
Lisa Marie had begun working on her memoir before her death.
Riley eventually completed it using hours of recorded material.
The book allowed Lisa Marie to tell parts of her story in her own words.
For her daughters, those recordings carry an additional significance.
Voices disappear from everyday life after someone dies.
Recordings preserve them.
The public received a memoir.
Her children received another piece of their mother.
The RARE PHOTOS Show Four Generations of One Famous Family
Look through the RARE PHOTOS, and the family story unfolds almost chronologically.
Elvis and Priscilla with newborn Lisa Marie.
Lisa Marie as a little girl at Graceland.
Lisa Marie becoming a mother.
Then baby Harper and Finley.
The twins beside their grandmother.
The twins with their older siblings.
And finally, the two young women they are becoming today.
It’s difficult not to notice the passage of time.
The baby Elvis once held eventually became a mother herself.
Now her youngest daughters are almost adults.
At 17, Their Story Is Only Beginning
Celebrity culture has a habit of treating famous children as though their futures have already been written.
A Presley must sing.
A child of actors must act.
A famous surname must inevitably produce another celebrity.
Harper and Finley may ultimately choose that path.
Or they may not.
So far, their relatively private upbringing has given them something rare for members of such a famous family:
space.
Space to grow.
Space to experiment.
Space to become individuals before deciding whether they want the public to know them.
Elvis’ Twin Granddaughters Are Becoming Young Women
The most striking thing about the latest photographs isn’t necessarily whether Harper has Elvis’s eyes or Finley resembles Lisa Marie.
It’s how much life has happened between the pictures.
The twins arrived in 2008 surrounded by an extraordinary family legacy.
Before turning 15, they had endured the deaths of both their older brother and their mother.
They have watched their grandmother grow older, their eldest sister assume greater family responsibility and the world continue celebrating a grandfather they never met.
Yet the recent RARE PHOTOS show two teenagers doing something beautifully ordinary.
Growing up.
Elvis Presley will forever be frozen in cultural memory as the young King of Rock and Roll.
Lisa Marie will forever remain his only daughter.
But Harper and Finley don’t have to remain the little twin girls fans remember standing beside their mother.
They’re 17 now.
Soon they’ll be adults.
And whatever they decide to do next, they’ll carry an extraordinary history with them — while having every right to create a story entirely their own.
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