Freddie Mercury had secret love child, claims new biography
Freddie Mercury had a secret love child, a new biography has claimed.
The Queen frontman's inner circle, including his bandmates and Mary Austin, his long-term girlfriend, were the only ones who knew of the child's existence for nearly five decades.
Mercury's daughter was said to have been conceived in 1976 during an affair with the wife of a close friend, who is understood to have died years ago.
The child, who is now 48 and living in Europe, spoke to Lesley-Ann Jones, a rock biographer.
In the biography, entitled Love, Freddie, the woman, known only as B, said: 'Freddie Mercury was and is my father. We had a very close and loving relationship from the moment I was born and throughout the final 15 years of his life.
'He adored me and was devoted to me. The circumstances of my birth may seem, by most people's standards, unusual and even outrageous. That should come as no surprise. It never detracted from his commitment to love and look after me. He cherished me like a treasured possession.'
She has claimed to have always known that Mercury, who frequently visited her home, was her real father, according to The Daily Mail.
The book also stated that B now has children herself, and biographer Jones said: 'My instinct was to doubt everything, but I am absolutely sure she is not a fantasist.
'No one could have faked all this. Why would she have worked with me for three and a half years, never demanding anything?
'In my experience of fantasists, and I've met a few, they seek instant gratification, publicity and reward. She has never asked for money. She does not want recognition. Both Freddie and her stepfather left her extremely wealthy. She was not provided for through Freddie's will, but by a private, legal arrangement, so no one will find her mentioned there.'
Mercury's worth was estimated at £40 million when he died in 1991 of pneumonia resulting from Aids. Before his death, the singer was said to have given his daughter 17 volumes of detailed personal journals, which were estimated to include 555,000 words written across 15 years.
Ms Jones said Mercury had instructed his daughter 'not to read the more graphic journals' until she turned 25.
There have been no previous claims of Mercury fathering a child, according to the Mail. Jim Hutton, the singer's boyfriend, wrote about their experiences together but made no mention of any children.
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