A contemporary scandal has emerged surrounding Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury, after a lady claiming to be his secret daughter printed a memoir detailing their supposed relationship. She claimed that the connection is backed up by handwritten diaries and a vital clause in her alleged father’s will.
The girl, identified solely as B, is the creator of Love, Freddie. The e book alleges that Mercury fathered her in 1977 following a fleeting affair with the spouse of an in depth pal, and remained a part of her life till his demise in 1991. On the coronary heart of the claims is a revised will left by Mercury’s father, Bomi Bulsara, who handed away in 2003. Public probate data reveal that Bulsara explicitly excluded “illegitimate” kids from inheriting something from the singer – an uncommon transfer that authorized specialists recommend would solely be needed after the Household Legislation Reform Act 1987, which granted illegitimate kids equal inheritance rights.
This follows Freddie’s alleged “secret daughter” breaking her silence with a chilling confession forward of her revealing e book. “Why would that clause be added if I didn’t exist, and if there have been no illegitimate little one within the household?” B queried in an interview with the Day by day Mail.
The need, signed in 2001 when Bomi was 93, features a provision stating that solely “legit or legitimated and adopted” kids are recognised. This clause has ignited hypothesis that it could have been written to exclude B from Mercury’s property.
Whereas the declare has sparked widespread public curiosity, these closest to Mercury have principally remained silent. His sister, Kashmira, and his Queen bandmates have been tight-lipped on the matter.
Anita Dobson, actress and spouse of guitarist Brian Might, acknowledged long-standing rumours however prompt: “The individual to ask could be his sister, Kashmira. However even then, I feel, generally if folks preserve secrets and techniques, they do actually preserve these secrets and techniques.”
Mary Austin, Mercury’s former fiancée and predominant beneficiary of his property, has vehemently denied the declare. In an interview with The Sunday Instances, she acknowledged: “Freddie had an excellent openness, and I can’t think about he would have wished to, or been capable of, preserve such a joyful occasion a secret.”
She additionally forged doubt on the authenticity of the diaries, asserting: “At no level within the interval did I see Freddie write a diary.” Austin maintains that she and Mercury have been cohabiting on June 20, 1976, the date the primary diary entry is alleged to have been written, and continued to dwell collectively till 1978.
Nevertheless, journalist and creator Lesley-Ann Jones, who collaborated intently with B on the e book, insists the dates align. “B revealed the actual fact to me in her very first electronic mail, December 21, 2021… This was lengthy earlier than Mary Austin publicly claimed she was nonetheless dwelling with Freddie in 1976.”
Jones states that B grew up in a steady London family simply minutes from Backyard Lodge, Mercury’s Kensington residence. She alleges that Mercury visited regularly, together with his assistant and shut pal Joe Fannelli facilitating these clandestine conferences.
Fannelli handed away from AIDS in 1993, 18 months after Mercury. Jones claims B’s existence was identified solely to a handful of individuals, saying: “Mary and a few others say that they do not imagine Freddie may have fathered a toddler, visited her and managed the logistics. However she was merely proper below their noses for a lot of the time. Fannelli and the kid’s nanny did all of the facilitating.”
The e book reveals that Mercury handed B 17 handwritten journals in mid-1991, mere months earlier than his passing. She lastly encountered him three weeks previous to his demise from AIDS-related issues in November that yr.
The memoir additionally incorporates a letter from B declaring: “Freddie Mercury was and is my father. We had a really shut and loving relationship from the second I used to be born and all through the ultimate 15 years of his life… He adored me and was dedicated to me… He cherished me like a treasured possession.”
The publication additional claims that famend photographer Mick Rock captured secret portraits of Mercury and B in a New York resort suite throughout a household encounter. Rock, who handed away in 2021, allegedly verified the account to Jones, although his property has remained silent on requests for remark.
Jones insists that the narrative, while extraordinary, withstands examination. He stated: “Freddie’s schedule, his journey, the folks he trusted – all the things aligns. B was a part of his life, even when only a few knew it on the time.”
Freddie handed away on the age of 45 again in 1991, together with his reason for demise being from bronchial pneumonia ensuing from AIDS.
