Freddie Mercury's Secret Daughter Revealed in Biography

A forthcoming biography, 'Love, Freddie' by Lesley-Ann Jones, reveals that Queen frontman Freddie Mercury secretly fathered a daughter, 'B', during a 1976 affair with a friend's wife. Mercury's paternity was known only to his closest circle—including his bandmates, parents, sister, and confidante Mary Austin—for nearly five decades. B, now 48, is a medical professional and mother living in Europe, and she describes a close and loving relationship with Mercury. Before his death from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991, Mercury entrusted B with 17 volumes of personal journals and heartfelt letters, which she recently shared with Jones. B has never sought money or public attention, and her testimony, together with Mercury’s writings, forms the basis for the upcoming biography. The book, expected later this year, offers an intimate new perspective on Mercury's life and is likely to surprise fans.