Freddie Mercury said to Mary Austin in his will: “If things had been different you would have been my wife, and this would have been yours anyway.” (1984)

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image showing Freddie Mercury said to Mary Austin in his will: “If things had been different you would have been my wife, and this would have been yours anyway.” (1984)

notbob1959 on December 3rd, 2020 at 17:22 UTC »

From a 2019 nzherald.co.nz article:

She met Mercury in 1970 when she was a 19-year-old art student and they moved in together before he was famous. Although their engagement ended when he told her he was gay, the pair remained remarkably close for the rest of his life.

And after his death in 1991 he left her 50 per cent of his future earnings. A further 25 per cent went to his parents and 25 per cent to his sister.

Miss Austin's share increased to 75 per cent after the death of Mercury's parents. He had also left her his 28-room $37 million west London mansion, as well as the bulk of his $17 million fortune - including his art collection and Louis XV furniture.

Numerhasit on December 3rd, 2020 at 17:29 UTC »

He must have really loved her

Han_Yerry on December 3rd, 2020 at 17:31 UTC »

What did his partner Jim, that took care of him during his end of days, receive? Curious, not being belligerent here.