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Go inside Freddie Mercury's relationship with Mary Austin, the woman who inspired Queen's song "Love of My Life."
Mary Austin was the ever-present female figure beside Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Austin, the daughter of deaf, working-class parents, met Mercury in 1969 at a London clothing store where she worked.
Mary, now 72, lives a private life behind the high walls of Freddie's London mansion, where fans still make regular visits to pay their respects. April 2023 saw her make the unprecedented announcement she was to auction 1,500 of Freddie Mercury's personal treasures at auction.
Mary Austin has given a rare interview about her relationship with ex-fiancé Freddie Mercury. Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and the enduring love he had for his best friend and 'soulmate', Mary Austin, has become one of the most famous – and unusual – love stories in British music history.
Mary Austin was never legally Freddie Mercury’s wife, but she was the only true love in the life of the Queen frontman. Although the rockstar ended his romantic relationship with Austin in 1976 and was famously rumored to be gay, he always spoke of Austin with the kindest words.
2020's Channel 5 documentary Freddie Mercury: A Christmas Story saw Freddie's closest friends open up about the early days of Mary and Freddie's romance. Mary Austin (pictured) was just 19-years-old when she met Freddie Mercury.
Yes, Mercury was gay — but as he once told us, love is a crazy little thing. His relationship with Austin was one of the most genuine and unique in the annals of rock 'n' roll. Here's the truth about Mercury's inspiration, confidant, and best friend Mary Austin.
‘“Can we see the house?” It’s been like that for 32 years,’ says Mary Austin, the woman who was Mercury’s lover for six years, and remained his closest friend and confidante until his death,...
Who were the great loves of Freddie Mercury’s life? Per the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, it comes down to two people: Mary Austin and Jim Hutton. However, the film leaves out many details...
Mary Austin with Freddie Mercury in 1986. Austin is sitting in the huge galleried drawing room, with a portrait by the French painter Tissot on the wall, which was the last work of art Mercury...