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A new book has revealed legendary rock star Freddie Mercury had a “treasured” secret daughter.
The late Queen frontman is said to have had a child in 1976 after a fling with the wife of a close friend, with his daughter’s existence a closely guarded secret among his inner circle,including Mercury’s bandmates, parents, sister and long-term partner Mary Austin.
However, in a new book Love, Freddie, about the late star – who died of pneumonia caused by Aids in 1991, aged 45 – his daughter, referred to only as “B” has spoken out for the first time.
Before his death, Mercury handed over 17 of his journals to his daughter, who has shared them with biographer Lesley-Ann Jones for her new tome.
According to the Daily Mail, a handwritten letter from “B” is included in the book, which reads: “Freddie Mercury was and is my father”.
“After more than three decades of lies, speculation and distortion, it is time to let Freddie speak.
“Those who have been aware of my existence kept his greatest secret out of loyalty to Freddie. That I choose to reveal myself in my own midlife is my decision and mine alone.”
Mercury’s daughter is now 48 and lives in Europe where she works as a medical professional.
Jones told the Daily Mail that when she was first contacted by “B”: “My instinct was to doubt everything, but I am absolutely sure she is not a fantasist”.
“His only child was conceived accidentally with the wife of one of his closest friends, while his friend was away on an extended business trip,” Jones said. “For the Roman Catholic mother, abortion was out of the question.”
It was agreed that “B” would be raised by her mother and her mother’s husband, with Mercury having his own room at their house so he could remain in contact with his daughter.
