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A tearful Sarah Ferguson quoted the late Queen as she paid a touching tribute to the children of her close friend Lisa Marie Presley at her funeral service.
Ms Presley, the daughter of famed singer Elvis, died after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in California aged 54 on January 12.
Thousands have gathered for her public funeral at the Graceland estate in Memphis today, where she will be buried alongside her father and son Benjamin, who died by suicide aged 27 in July 2020.
Fergie became a close friend after the pair met for the first time in the US in 2009, before Ms Presley attended the Duchess' 50th birthday party at London's Lanesborough Hotel that same year.
Sarah Ferguson, 63, gave a touching tribute to her friend Lisa Marie Presley who died earlier this month aged 54
Lisa Marie Presley, 54, was last seen in public on January 10 (above) at the Golden Globes
Ms Presley also stayed at the duchess's villa in Marbella to privately grieve the death of her ex-husband Michael Jackson.
Speaking at the service today, Fergie said it was a 'great honour' as she described Ms Presley as 'extraordinary'.
She told mourners: 'You talked about the flames and I think it's time that we all need to stoke our flames within to do what Joel said, which was to celebrate the extraordinary Lisa Marie.
'And I stand here with great honour because we called each other sissy and I've been with you being with you all for all your lives really. And I stand here with great honour.'
Fergie's tribute comes after she took to Instagram to post a moving message about Ms Presley last week.
She wrote: ' 'I say hello to you everyday and I love you my sissy and I will continue to say hello to you everyday.
'You were my sissy, an amazing mother to Ben, Riley, Harper and Finley and a superbly loving daughter to Priscilla.
She added: 'You have been my devoted friend for many years and I am here for your family to support and love them.
'I am deeply saddened my sissy, you are in my heart.'
Ms Presley's body was on display to the public during the celebration of life at the family's estate, which was livestreamed at 9am central time.
Some mourners held flowers as they waited for the service to begin under the tall trees on the lawn of Graceland, the home where Lisa Marie lived as a child with her father.
Sarah Ferguson pictured in attendance at the funeral of her close friend at the Graceland estate today
Fans carried flowers as they stood behind a roped-off section at Graceland during the funeral service
Fans waited outside in Memphis with their phones at the ready for the memorial to begin earlier today
Jason Clark and The Tennessee Mass Choir opened the proceedings with a powerful rendition of Amazing Grace
The scene outside the Graceland gates in Memphis as the funeral took place on Sunday morning
Fans line up to enter Graceland for Ms Presley's memorial service at the Graceland estate today
Fans cross Elvis Presley Blvd. to enter the main gate of Graceland ahead of the funeral service today
A fan gathers outside Graceland on Sunday to pay her respects to the princess of rock n' roll
