Why am I not receiving lives from my king friends

Welcome to our Community @IreneK😉

Which device are you playing on? Facebook, Apple, Android devices? If you play on mobile, have you tried disconnecting the game app from Facebook and connect it again?

Is the game app also up to date?

Great, have you made sure the game app is up to date and connected to your King account? Did you try disconnecting it and connecting it back to see if that helps? 

Perhaps this link will come in handy