Freddie Mercury left a legacy when he died at the age of 45 in November 1991 - but he also took many secrets with him to the grave. His mum Jer Bulsara was fiercely protective of her boy, as depicted in the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, in which Rami Malek played the flamboyant and thoughtful Freddie. (Image: BBC)Despite Jer and Freddie's closeness, he was never able to spill his greatest secret to his family, including his sister Kashmira Cooke. Jer believed that Freddie would have come out publicly had he lived long enough to see more compassionate times. Freddie also kept another secret to his dying days in a desperate and touching bid to protect his family: his Aids diagnosis.

Source: Daily Mirror June 06, 2020 06:00 UTC