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Freddie Mercury's Alleged Daughter Dies at 48 from Cancer

1/16/2026

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Freddie Mercury's alleged secret daughter, known as "B," died at 48 from chordoma, a rare spinal cancer.
Lesley-Ann Jones published biography Love, Freddie last year, asserting Mercury fathered B during a 1976 affair.
B maintained a close relationship with Freddie Mercury until his death in 1991.
B's husband, Thomas, said she passed peacefully and left behind two sons.
Mercury's former girlfriend Mary Austin and others expressed skepticism toward the claim.

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Freddie Mercury's alleged secret daughter, known as "B," died at 48 from chordoma, a rare spinal cancer.
Lesley-Ann Jones published biography Love, Freddie last year, asserting Mercury fathered B during a 1976 affair.
B maintained a close relationship with Freddie Mercury until his death in 1991.
B's husband, Thomas, said she passed peacefully and left behind two sons.
Mercury's former girlfriend Mary Austin and others expressed skepticism toward the claim.