After a serious illness Freddie Mercury's secret daughter dies at the age of 48
A woman who a tell-all book claims was the daughter of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury has died at the age of 48 from a rare form of cancer. She found her final resting place in the Alps.
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- A woman named Bibi, who a book claims was Freddie Mercury's secret daughter, has died at the age of 48 from a rare type of spinal cancer (chordoma).
- Her husband confirmed that she died peacefully after a long illness and that her ashes were scattered in the Alps.
- B. grew up with another family, but knew of her origins, and is said to have been visited regularly by Mercury until his death in 1991.
The woman - known as Bibi - is said to have been born in 1976 after the Queen singer had an affair with the wife of a close friend.
Her husband told the Daily Mail that she died "peacefully after a long battle with chordoma" - a rare form of spinal cancer. She leaves behind two sons aged nine and seven.
Her ashes have been scattered in the Alps, the widower explained, and she is now "with her beloved and loving father".
Mercury's daughter grew up with another family
British author Lesley-Ann Jones made B's existence public last summer in her sensational book "Love, Freddie".
The author explained that B's cancer had already broken out in her childhood.
"That's the real reason the family moved around a lot - so she could have access to the best possible treatment for chordoma," she said. This is a rare form of spinal cancer that is inevitably fatal.
The woman - known as Bibi - said she had been brought up by another family but had always known Freddie was her father. The frontman had visited her regularly before his death in 1991 at the age of 45.
