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<\/p>\nTHE legendary Freddie Mercury is known for being one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.<\/p>\n
Sadly, the Queen front man passed away at his Kensington home, Garden Lodge, two months after his 45th birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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For more than 21 years, the final resting place of Freddie Mercury was unknown, as it had never been revealed.<\/p>\n
But in 2013, fans discovered a plaque in a West London cemetery that is clearly a memorial to the musician.<\/p>\n
The plaque is in place at Kensal Rise cemetery and is dedicated to Farrokh Bulsara,\u00a0Mercury\u2019s birth name. <\/p>\n
He became Freddie Mercury after forming Queen in 1971.<\/p>\n
The small plaque sits on a tall plinth among tributes to other individuals and reads: "In Loving Memory of Farrokh Bulsara. Pour Etre Toujours Pres De Toi Avec Tout Mon Amour".<\/p>\n This translates as "Always To Be Close To You With All My Love" and is signed off with a letter M.<\/p>\n The M is thought to stand for his former girlfriend Mary Austin.<\/p>\n It is believed that Freddie's ashes were given to her after his cremation, but she has never revealed what she did with them. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Freddie passed away on November 24, 1991, aged 45. <\/p>\n He died due to Aids-related complications, suffering from bronchial pneumonia while the disease had destroyed his immune system. <\/p>\n The day before he died, a statement was made on\u00a0Freddie's\u00a0behalf which confirmed he was ill.<\/p>\n It read: "Following enormous conjecture in the press, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS.<\/p>\n "I felt it correct to keep this information private in order to protect the privacy of those around me.<\/p>\n "However, the time has now come for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth, and I hope everyone will join with me, my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease."<\/p>\n Speaking to\u00a0Times Magazine, his Queen bandmate Brian May said of his friend's illness: "The problem was actually his foot – and, tragically there was very little left of it."<\/p>\n Brian\u00a0added: "Once, he showed it to us at dinner. And he said: 'Oh Brian, I'm sorry I've upset you by showing you that'. And I said, 'I'm not upset, Freddie, except to realise that you have to put up with so much terrible pain'."<\/p>\n He went on to reveal his sadness as Freddie passed away just months before a potentially life-saving "cocktail of drugs" was discovered.<\/p>\n Sadly, even with his wealth and resources, this was a time when antiretroviral drugs which could extend patients' lives were still out of reach in the medicinal world.<\/p>\n According to his partner Jim Hutton, Freddie Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987.<\/p>\n Queen then stopped touring after he received the diagnosis.<\/p>\n The band's last concert was at Knebworth on August 9, 1986.<\/p>\n Freddie Mercury's released a statement just one day before he died.<\/p>\n The statement said: "Following enormous conjecture in the press, I wish to confirm that I have been tested HIV positive and have AIDS.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/OFF-LI-AUST.jpg\")
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