A girl who claims to be Freddie Mercury’s daughter believes he “belonged to everybody”.
Freddie Mercury died in 1991, aged 45
The Queen frontman died in November 1991, aged 45, and the girl – who is understood solely as B – has now defined that she “needed to grow to be an grownup with out him”.
She instructed MailOnline: “After his loss of life, I needed to study to reside with the assaults towards him, the misrepresentations of him, and with the sensation that my dad now belonged to everybody.
“I cried and mourned my dad, whereas followers all all over the world mourned Freddie.
“When you find yourself 15 years previous. it isn’t straightforward.
“I needed to grow to be an grownup with out him, and reside all of the structuring moments and occasions with out his help.
“For 30 years I needed to construct my life and household with out him and settle for that he would not be there to share the completely happy moments with us. For 30 years, whereas the remainder of the world was reinterpreting Mercury’s life, his music and all that he had been, I wanted to have my dad only for me and my household.”
The girl claims that she was born in 1976 after Freddie had a fling with an in depth pal’s spouse. However Mary Austin – Freddie’s one-time lover and shut pal – has questioned her claims.
In response, B mentioned: “I’m devastated by Mary Austin’s alleged response. For 34 years, the reality of Freddie’s life has been distorted, twisted and rewritten, however she mentioned nothing – aside from her remark in regards to the film Bohemian Rhapsody, which she known as “inventive licence”.
“Right here, she has not but learn the ebook, but she apparently makes this assertion. I do not perceive why.”
B has detailed her life and experiences in a brand new ebook with Lesley Ann Jones.
The creator mentioned: “I’m stunned by Mary Austin’s response. As a journalist I approached her for interview numerous instances over a few years, however she by no means as soon as responded. On this ebook, nevertheless, there is just one voice: that of Freddie’s daughter herself.
“The story is hers. The quotes are hers. Her supply is the gathering of 17 handwritten diaries that Freddie gave her three weeks earlier than he died.”
