Overview

• In her first on-record remarks, B said she is “devastated” by Mary Austin’s dismissal and affirmed her close relationship with Mercury.
• Mary Austin described it as “astonishing” that Mercury could have kept a daughter and diaries secret, saying she has never known of either.
• Co-author Lesley-Ann Jones insists that a legally vetted DNA test and 17 personal journals validate B’s paternity claim.
• Queen guitarist Brian May has maintained a neutral stance, while Anita Dobson labeled the daughter claim “fake news.”
• Love, Freddie, the September biography at the center of the dispute, has reignited debate over the late singer’s private life and posthumous legacy management.