A woman claiming to be Freddie Mercury’s secret daughter has come forward for the first time in a new biography about the legendary Queen singer.
According to the upcoming book Love, Freddie by Lesley-Ann Jones, the child was conceived accidentally during an affair between Mercury and the wife of a close friend in 1976. Mercury remained involved in the child’s life from the moment she was born until his death in 1991, though her existence was known only to members of his inner circle. The woman, who has chosen to identify herself as “B,” is now 48 years old and works as a medical professional in Europe.
Upon learning of the pregnancy, Mercury reportedly began chronicling his life story in a series of diaries. In total, he wrote 17 volumes, which he delivered to “B” before his passing. “B” shared the contents of these diaries with Jones for Love, Freddie.
“He entrusted his collection of private notebooks to me, his only child and his next of kin, the written record of his private thoughts, memories and feelings about everything he had experienced,” “B” said in an interview with The Daily Mail.
“After more than three decades of lies, speculation and distortion, it is time to let Freddie speak,” she added.
Jones said she first learned about “B”‘s existence three years ago, and is “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?”
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