In mid-2025 the British writer Lesley-Ann Jones launched “Love, Freddie”a biography legendary vocalist Queenwhere he announced the existence of «B», the secret daughter of Freddie Mercury. Four months after the publication of the explosive book, the husband of «Bibi» -as the iconic singer said he called her- communicated the tragic death of the mysterious woman.
In those pages Jones claimed that he had DNA evidence to support that «B» was the result of Mercury’s affair with a friend’s wife. nearby in 1976, and that the artist always knew of her existence, invited her to the band’s concerts and visited her countless times.
The British newspaper Daily Mail revealed that «B’s» family reported the tragic death of the mysterious woman. Her husband, Thomas, provided details and explained why her identity was not released sooner.
The cover of the book «Love, Freddie», published in September 2025.«Bibi passed away peacefully at the age of 48After a long battle against chordomaa rare spinal cancer, leaving our two children aged nine and seven«said the widower.
«Now he meets his beloved and loving father in the world of thoughts. His ashes have already been scattered to the wind over the Alps,» he said.
When consulted by the same media, Jones said that she is heartbroken to learn the sad news. «I am devastated for the loss of this woman who became my close friend, whocame to me with a selfless goal: to set aside all those who have had free rein of Freddie’s story for 32 years, to challenge their lies and their rewriting of his life, and to deliver the truth«said the British author.
Freddie Mercury died on November 24, 1991 at the age of 45. (Photo: Clarín Archive)«At the end of his life, that was all that mattered to B. She was very ill during the four years we worked together to write that book. But she had a mission, so she prioritized herself and her own needs,» she said.
The writer had previously written «Love of My Life: the life and loves of Freddie Mercury» (2021), as well as the biographies of David Bowie, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stone.
«Mrs ‘B’ never wanted to make her identity public because She was a doctor and was at risk of ending her career and engage their patients,» the author confessed.
Jones claimed that Freddie also called her his ‘trésor’ (treasure in French) and his ‘little frog’. «She saw him at concerts and reviewed his tours with Queen on a globe that he gave her,» he added.
In his iconic cape and crown outfit, Freddie Mercury at Wembley in 1986.«He wrote several songs about her, such as ‘Bijou’ and ‘Don’t Try So Hard’. «They had a very close relationship until Freddie’s death in 1991, when Bibi was 15 years old,» she said.
«B’s» family told the Daily Mail that they are considering releasing some photos of her, including photos of her with Freddie.
Mary Austin’s position on the book «Love, Freddie» where they revealed the existence of a «secret daughter»
The book is based on 17 volumes of diaries that the singer would have given to his daughter. In August, before the biography came to light, Mary Austinthe artist’s ex-partner, said in an interview with the Sunday Times that she would be «very amazed» if Freddie had a daughter.
Freddie Mercury with Mary Austin, his girlfriend at the time, in 1975, in an unpublished photo shared by Brian May.Austin assured that he had no knowledge of such a girl and declared that the singer did not use diaries, magazines or notebooks. Jones also spoke about it and how that affected «B»: «She was devastated by Mary Austin’s attempts to deny its existence and his denunciation of the veracity of the book».
«The law firm of Mary, Farrer & Co., They were very harsh in their attempts to prevent publication. They tried everything, but failed, because they found nothing to justify a lawsuit. ‘Love, Freddie’ is the true story of Freddieand after the book was published, they never contacted us again,» Jones added.
Freddie Mercury never spoke publicly about his alleged daughter, «B.» (Photo: Reuters)«The death of Freddie’s daughter shocks and disturbs me deeply, but it doesn’t surprise me. I knew it was going to happen from the beginning because writing that book was a race against time, on borrowed time, given everything she was facing. It was the greatest honor of my life to have been chosen by her to share Freddie’s true story.«Jones insisted.
The writer revealed that «B» had been diagnosed with cancer when she was very young, and had some stages of remission. «She lived in France with her husband and two children, but they moved very frequently to be able to access the best treatment for chordoma: a rare type of slow-growing spinal cancer, which was always on the verge of killing her,» she said.
«Last summer, towards the end of her life, she embarked on an epic journey with her husband and young children to South America. Against all odds, he managed to reach the Inca ruins of Machu Picchuhis favorite destination,» Jones said.
The iconic Queen vocalist at Live Aid in 1985.«Upon returning at the end of the summer, he entered directly into a treatment program: four days of hospitalization with chemotherapy and three days at home with his family, just as our book was published on September 5, and he was able to witness all the repercussions,» he said gratefully.
Many demanded to see the results of the genetic test that the writer mentions in her book. «To those who demand to see the DNA evidence, please be assured that the necessary verification has been obtained, and legal teams have been involved, but such measures are private and we cannot share them publicly at this time,» the author responded at the time.
