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Freddie Mercury's secret child took DNA test to PROVE she was Queen legend's daughter – as author of book hits out

Freddie Mercury's secret child took DNA test to PROVE she was Queen legend's daughter – as author of book hits out

The Irish Sun26-05-2025

FREDDIE Mercury's secret daughter has taken a DNA test to prove the rockstar is her dad.
According to a new book,
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A woman claiming to be Freddie Mercury's daughter is said to have taken a DNA test
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Freddie reportedly left his daughter his diaries
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And now the author of the book has insisted the shock claims can be backed up.
In a message on X today, she hit back at questions, writing: 'To those 'demanding' to see proof of a DNA test, otherwise they won't believe it - please rest assured that the requisite verification was obtained, legal teams have been involved, but that such measures are private and not shared publicly.'
The woman, now 48, claims she was raised by another family but always knew Freddie was her father, with the frontman visiting her often before his death in 1991, aged 45.
The secret is said to have been kept strictly between Queen members, Freddie's family and long-term partner Mary Austin.
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The woman, known as "B", says in a handwritten letter: "Fred- die 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.
"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."
She lives in Europe working as a medical professional with children of her own.
Lesley-Ann Jones, author of new book Love, Freddie, was initially sceptical. But she is convinced after working with her for several years.
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She said: "My instinct was to doubt everything, but I am 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?
"In my experience of fantasists, and I've met a few, they seek instant gratification, publicity and reward. She has never asked for money.
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"She doesn't want recognition. Both Freddie and her stepfather left her extremely wealthy. She was not provided for through Freddie's will, but by a private legal arrangement, so no one will find her mentioned there."
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The author also hit back at claims that the diary could have been fake by AI, writing: 'To those insisting Freddie Mercury's diaries were faked with AI, that his daughter 'doesn't exist' and that I've made the whole thing up: wait and see. His true story, told in his own words, is incredible. I love him all the more for it. You will too.'
Freddie, who had relationships with men and women, had no kids with Mary. She later had two sons with another partner.
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Freddie is sad to have told his bandmates about his daughter
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