Freddie Mercury’s secret ‘lovechild’ says small detail in will proves claims are true

Freddie Mercury’s ‘lovechild’ says clause in his dad’s will backs up her claims(Image: Mirrorpix)

Fresh controversy has erupted around Queen frontman Freddie Mercury after the woman claiming to be his secret daughter released a memoir detailing their alleged relationship supported, she says, by handwritten diaries and a key clause in his father’s will.

The woman, known only as B, is the author of Love, Freddie. The book claims Mercury fathered her in 1977 after a brief affair with the wife of a close friend, and remained part of her life until his death in 1991.

Central to the claims is a revised will left by Mercury’s father, Bomi Bulsara, who died in 2003. Public probate records show Bulsara explicitly excluded “illegitimate” children from inheriting which is an unusual move that legal experts say would only be necessary after the Family Law Reform Act 1987, which gave illegitimate children equal inheritance rights.

It comes after Freddie’s alleged ‘secret daughter’ broke her silence with chilling confession ahead of her tell-all book.

“Why would that clause be added if I did not exist, and if there were no illegitimate child in the family?” B told the Daily Mail.

The will, signed in 2001 when Bomi was 93, includes a provision stating that only “legitimate or legitimated and adopted” children are recognised. The clause has fuelled speculation that it may have been written to exclude B from Mercury’s estate.

While the claim has sparked widespread public interest, those closest to Mercury have mostly remained silent.

Freddie died in 1991 at the age of 45(Image: Getty Images)

His sister, Kashmira, and his Queen bandmates have not commented. Actress Anita Dobson, who is the wife of guitarist Brian May, acknowledged long-standing rumours but said: “The person to ask would be his sister, Kashmira. But even then, I think, sometimes if people keep secrets, they do really keep those secrets.”

Mary Austin, Mercury’s former fiancée and heir to the bulk of his estate, has strongly dismissed the claim. Speaking to The Sunday Times, she said: “Freddie had a glorious openness, and I cannot imagine he would have wanted to, or been able to, keep such a joyful event a secret.”

She also questioned the authenticity of the diaries, saying: “At no point in the period did I see Freddie write a diary.” Austin claims she and Mercury were still living together on June 20, 1976, the date the first diary entry is said to have been written, and continued to share a home until 1978.

Freddie’s ex fiancé Mary Austin has denied the claims that he fathered a secret daughter(Image: Popperfoto via Getty Images)

However, journalist and author Lesley-Ann Jones, who worked closely with B on the book, says the dates line up. “B revealed the fact to me in her very first email, December 21, 2021… This was long before Mary Austin publicly claimed she was still living with Freddie in 1976.”

According to Jones, B was raised in a stable household in London just minutes from Garden Lodge, Mercury’s Kensington home. She claims Mercury visited regularly, aided by his assistant and close friend Joe Fannelli, who helped keep the meetings hidden. Fannelli died of AIDS in 1993, 18 months after Mercury.

Jones says B’s existence was known only to a few: “Mary and some others say that they don’t believe Freddie could have fathered a child, visited her and managed the logistics. But she was simply right under their noses for much of the time. Fannelli and the child’s nanny did all the facilitating.”

According to his alleged daughter, Mercury gave B 17 handwritten journals in mid-1991(Image: Getty Images)

According to the book, Mercury gave B 17 handwritten journals in mid-1991, just months before he died. She last saw him three weeks before his death from AIDS-related illness in November of that year.

The memoir also includes a letter from B in which she states: “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… He cherished me like a treasured possession.”

The book also alleges that famed photographer Mick Rock took secret portraits of Mercury and B in a New York hotel suite during a family visit. Rock, who died in 2021, reportedly confirmed the story to Jones, but his estate has not responded to requests for comment.

Jones maintains that the story, though remarkable, holds up under scrutiny. “Freddie’s schedule, his travel, the people he trusted – everything aligns. B was part of his life, even if very few knew it at the time.”

Freddie died at the age of 45 back in 1991, with his cause of death being from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.