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  2. Jan 15, 2024 · Mary Austin was Freddie Mercury's first and only true love, whom he asked to marry him and left half of his fortune to. She lived with him until his death in 1991 and sold his items at auction in 2023.

    • Mercury and Austin Quickly Fell in Love
    • Mercury's Marriage Proposal Was Unexpected
    • Austin Believed Mercury Was Gay, Not Bisexual
    • Austin Was by Mercury's Side Until His Death
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    Mercury and Austin met in 1969, a year before he would form what would become Queen with bandmates Brian May, Roger Taylor and eventually John Deacon. Mercury, real name Farrokh Bulsara, was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania in 1946 and had moved to England with his parents in the 1960s. Austin was born in 1951 into an impoverished family in South London’...

    The couple would eventually move to a bigger flat in London’s Holland Road and in 1973, the year Queen’s eponymous debut album was released, Mercury asked her to marry him. “When I was 23 he gave me a big box on Christmas Day. Inside was another box, then another and so it went on. It was like one of his playful games. Eventually, I found a lovely ...

    At home, things were not fairing as well. Six years into their relationship marriage was no longer being discussed and Austin began to think something was wrong. She decided to discuss the matter with Mercury. “I told him, ‘Something is going on and I just feel like a noose around your neck. I think it’s time for me to go,’” she recalled to OK!Merc...

    Austin would witness Mercury go on to live a life of lavish excess, a rock god’s existence fueled by substance abuse and random sexual encounters. Austin would make her own path. She has two sons with painter Piers Cameron, Richard to whom Mercury was godfather, and Jamie, born shortly after Mercury’s death. Though she never married Cameron, a marr...

    Learn about the relationship between Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin, who met in 1969 and stayed friends until his death in 1991. Discover how Mercury proposed to Austin, why he left her, and how he left her half his fortune.

  3. Aug 4, 2023 · Freddie Mercury met Mary Austin in 1969 and proposed to her in 1976, but broke up when he realised he was gay. They remained close friends and soulmates until his death in 1991.

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  4. Aug 18, 2023 · Mary Austin, Freddie Mercury's ex-fiancée and lifelong partner, shares her memories of the Queen star in a rare interview. She reveals how they met, why he dedicated 'Love of My Life' to her, and why she decided to sell his belongings.

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  5. Apr 20, 2022 · Freddie Mercury never married, but he called Mary Austin his \"wife\" and wrote a song for her. Learn about their relationship, breakup, reunion and legacy.

  6. Mar 20, 2023 · Freddie Mercury met Mary Austin when he was a struggling art student and proposed to her in 1973. She helped him come to terms with his sexuality and inspired his song \"Love of My Life.\"

  7. Apr 8, 2023 · Mary Austin was the only woman Freddie Mercury loved and proposed to, but never married. Learn about their six-year romance, his bisexual confession, and their lifelong friendship.

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