Freddie Mercury's Alleged Daughter Breaks Silence

A woman known as B has come forward claiming to be the secret daughter of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, ahead of the September release of the biography 'Love, Freddie' by Lesley-Ann Jones. B states she was conceived during an affair Mercury had in the 1970s and that he maintained a close relationship with her until his 1991 death. The biography, which includes excerpts from Mercury’s private journals reportedly given to B, alleges that only Mercury’s inner circle knew of her existence. Mary Austin, Mercury’s former lover and inheritor of his estate, is reported to dispute B’s claim, which B finds devastating and premature. The book's announcement has already sparked controversy and backlash, reviving debate over Mercury's private life. B, now 48 and working in the medical field in Europe, says this will be her only public statement about her connection to Mercury.