FREDDIE Mercury’s secret child has been ‘revealed’ for the first time in 48 years, according to a bombshell new book.
The Queen legend had a daughter in 1976 following a fling with a close friend’s wife.
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Now, she has broken her silence to reveal her existence, which was, until now, only ever known by Freddie’s bandmates, parents, sister and his long-term partner Mary Austin.
She has spoken out for the first time in a new book, Love, Freddie, written by biographer Lesley-Ann Jones.
However, she is only referred to as B in the biography.
Before the iconic singer died of pneumonia caused by Aids in 1991, Freddie gave his daughter 17 volumes of his personal journals.
She kept them a secret for years, but recently handed them over to the author to form the basis of the book that’ll be released later this year.
The woman, who was born in 1976, says she always knew the legendary singer was her dad – despite being raised by a loving family.
She lives in Europe working as a medical professional with children of her own, making Freddie a post-humous granddad.
Before his tragic death aged 45, Freddie had a number of relationships with men and women.
Freddie and Mary never had any children together, but Mary went on to have two sons with another partner after their six-year relationship ended.
The pair remained incredibly close to the singer for the rest of his life.
She is said to have known about his secret lovechild with a woman whose identity has been kept secret.
Now his daughter will only be known as B in the book, which has seen by the Daily Mail.
In a handwritten letter included in the text, B writes: “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.”
Who was Freddie Mercury?
We take a look at the highs and lows of Freddie’s life
Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of the rock group Queen.
He was born in Stone Town, Zanzibar, in September 1946 with the birth name Farrokh Bulsara.
Freddie’s family fled Zanibar amid civil unrest in 1964 and settled in London. He studied graphic design at the University of West London.
While there, Freddie was introduced to Roger Taylor and Brian May who were in a band called Smile.
When Smile’s lead singer quit, Freddie joined Taylor and May as the frontman of the group and, in 1970, Queen was born.
The star, who changed his name from Farrokh Bulsara to Freddie Mercury in the 70s, was known for his incredible vocals and flamboyant nature and style both on and off stage.
Queen hits that Freddie wrote include Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody to Love, We Are the Champions, Don’t Stop Me Now and Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
Freddie also had a successful solo career as well as producing for and performing with other artists.
One of his most iconic and most memorable performances was with Queen at the 1985 Live Aid concert.
Freddie’s life was tragically cut short when he passed away age just 45 in 1991.
After many years of touring the world and producing hit after hit, he had sadly been diagnosed with Aids.
According to his partner Jim Hutton, Freddie received the devastating news shortly after Easter in 1987.
But Freddie decided to keep his diagnosis private and it denied it as rumours began to swirl.
Freddie passed away one day after he eventually released a statement confirming that he had Aids.
Following his death, the rock star continued to achieve greatness.
As a member of Queen, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004.
“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.”
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