Freddie Mercury's 'secret daughter' dies aged 48 following rare cancer diagnosis as heartbroken family pay tribute
It is alleged that Freddie’s bandmates and long-term partner Mary Austin knew of the child.
The so-called “secret daughter” of Freddie Mercury has reportedly died aged 48 after being diagnosed with cancer.
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The woman, known only as B, was born in 1976 after the Queen icon had an affair with a close friend’s wife, according to author Lesley Ann Jones.
Ms Jones published a book about the woman, titled Love, Freddie, last year.
B claimed she was raised by another family, but had always known Freddie was her father.
Her widower told the MailOnline she died “peacefully after a long battle with chordoma, a rare spinal cancer, leaving two sons aged nine and seven”.
The book claims the singer visited her often before his death in 1991.
It is alleged Freddie’s bandmates and long-term partner Mary Austin knew of the child.
In the book, 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.”
Speaking about B’s claims, Ms Jones writes: “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.”