When was Riley Keough’s daughter born? Actress reveals news of baby with Ben Smith-Petersen at mother Lisa Marie Presley’s memorial

Riley Keough, who is grieving the death of her mother Lisa Marie Presley, announced in one of Presley’s memorials in Memphis, Tennessee, that she and husband actor Ben Smith-Petersen welcomed a baby daughter last year. They did not share any other details about the baby. Keough’s representatives, when later contacted, confirmed that the baby was born last year. 

“I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me, the way you loved my brother and my sisters,” Smith-Petersen said at the memorial. 

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“Thank you for giving me strength, my heart, my empathy, my courage, my sense of humor, my manners, my temper, my wildness, my tenacity. I’m a product of your heart, my sisters are a product of your heart, my brother is a product of your heart,” he added, remembering Lisa Marie Presley. 

Smith-Petersen and Keough both attended the memorial but only the former spoke and also announced the news on behalf of his wife. The duo met while shooting for Mad Max: Fury Road in 2012 and became best friends. They eventually got engaged in 2014. 

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Their wedding ceremony was held the following year in Nepal where the couple also built a school in a bid to give back to the local community. 

Smith-Petersen announced the news on his social media handle with a picture of Keough flaunting her wedding ring. 

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At the funeral on January 22, well-known people like Austin Butler, Kaia Gerber, and Baz Luhrmann were sighted. Michael Lockwood, Lisa’s ex-husband, also attended with his kids Finley and Harper, as well as Benjamin’s girlfriend Diana.