Claims: The extraordinary untold story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on her best friend – and love of her life
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- title: The extraordinary untold story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on her best friend – and love of her life Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/01/freddie-mercury-lover-mary-austin-interview Source
- summary: He was Queen’s flamboyant frontman. She was his shy girlfriend, dreaming of marriage until they both realised he preferred men. Thirty-five years after his death, in the week he would have turned 80, Mary Austin talks about their unbreakable bond There were four silver trunks in Mary Austin’s attic that she packed in the mid-1980s and hadn’t opened since. It was too painful. Almost 40 years on, in 2022, she opened one. It was crammed with lyrics from songs written by Freddie Mercury – Don’t Stop… Source
- published: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:46 GMT Source