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    • Brian May reveals Queen were underwhelmed by their Live Aid performance at first
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      Brian May reveals Queen were underwhelmed by their Live Aid performance at first

      The rock legends' 22-minute set at the 1985 charity concert has gone on to be one of the most celebrated live performances in history.

    • Kate Beckinsale channels Freddie Mercury in recreation of 'I Want to Break Free' video
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      Kate Beckinsale channels Freddie Mercury in recreation of 'I Want to Break Free' video

      The actor teamed up with some pals to recreate the iconic Queen video to mark Pride over the weekend.

    • Queen to be honoured with postage stamp collection
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      Queen to be honoured with postage stamp collection

      The rock band are set to feature on a new collection from the Royal Mail as 2020 marks their 50th anniversary.

    • Adam Lambert and Queen reenact iconic Live Aid concert for first time since 1985
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      Adam Lambert and Queen reenact iconic Live Aid concert for first time since 1985

      This was the first time that Queen had played this specific set, in full and in order, since the historic Live Aid benefit.

    • Brian May opens up about being 'engulfed' by depression during Christmas period
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      Brian May opens up about being 'engulfed' by depression during Christmas period

      Queen star said: 'I haven’t wanted to show my face because my face was grim'

    • Carol Vorderman reveals what happened to Freddie Mercury's secret letters to 'Countdown'
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      Carol Vorderman reveals what happened to Freddie Mercury's secret letters to 'Countdown'

      The Queen star was a massive fan of the quiz show.

    • Freddie Mercury mocked Michael Jackson for sleeping on his mansion floor, says assistant
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      Freddie Mercury mocked Michael Jackson for sleeping on his mansion floor, says assistant

      The Queen frontman couldn't believe his eyes when he realised the King of Pop slept on a mattress in the middle of his bedroom.

    • Freddie Mercury's one true love revealed
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      Freddie Mercury's one true love revealed

      A new biography claims Freddie Mercury said he could never love a man the same way he loved a woman.

    • Spine-tingling version of Freddie Mercury’s ‘Time Waits for No One’ released from the archives
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      Spine-tingling version of Freddie Mercury’s ‘Time Waits for No One’ released from the archives

      The original, stripped-down 'Time' has finally been released after a decade-long search for the lost track.

    • Freddie Mercury's night out clubbing with Princess Diana subject of new Sky Arts comedy
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      Freddie Mercury's night out clubbing with Princess Diana subject of new Sky Arts comedy

      Freddie Mercury's night out clubbing with Princess Diana subject of new Sky Arts comedy

    • Angry mum complains to radio station after Prince, David Bowie and Freddie Mercury fail to show up to hoax gig
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      Angry mum complains to radio station after Prince, David Bowie and Freddie Mercury fail to show up to hoax gig

      An angry mum has blasted a radio station after she was fooled into taking the day off work to attend a gig that promised performances from David Bowie, Prince, and Freddie Mercury. Angry Sarah said: ‘I took the day off work and put my kids in the car and hoped to be able to buy tickets from a tout outside.

    • Freddie Mercury’s Backstage Tantrums And ‘Ugly Fans’ Rants Revealed By Queen Roadie
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      Freddie Mercury’s Backstage Tantrums And ‘Ugly Fans’ Rants Revealed By Queen Roadie

      The antics of the late Queen singer – who died in 1991 aged 45 from AIDS-related complications – were witnessed by head of his band’s roadies and photographer Peter ‘Ratty’ Hince. Hince writes in his book Queen Unseen: My Life With The Greatest Rock Band Of The 20th Century, how Freddie also used to whip him with a towel backstage. Mr Mercury is in one of his moods and nobody dares challenge him.

    • Queen: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody WASN’T Freddie Mercury’s Coming Out Song’
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      Queen: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody WASN’T Freddie Mercury’s Coming Out Song’

      Brian May and Roger Taylor from legendary band Queen have denied claims that their iconic song, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, was their late bandmate, Freddie Mercury’s, ‘coming out’ track. Biographer, Lesley Ann-Jones, had previously claimed that the hugely popular rock-opera anthem was the frontman’s way of admitting that he is gay, but as the band gear up to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their 1975 anthem, they’ve strongly denied the claims. Speaking to the BBC, Brian May responded: “What’s it about?

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