Freddie Mercury made 'final wish' to close friends in last days before he died

Queen drummer and founding member Roger Taylor is not holding back his thoughts about Sacha Baron Cohen.

Roger Taylor has questioned Sacha Baron Cohen‘s acting ability, speculating that he would have been “shit” performing the role of Freddie Mercury in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.The Borat star had been set to play Mercury when the film was announced in September 2010 but in the summer of 2013 he pulled out of the project, claiming that Taylor and guitarist Brian May “wanted to protect their legacy as a band” rather than tell the wilder stories from Mercury’s private life.Speaking to

READ MORE: Freddie Mercury stroked his favourite cat at the end: Final photoMany of Freddie's friends were shocked to learn he had left almost everything to a girlfriend he split from 15 years earlier, even though he was in a committed relationship with Jim Austin when he died. Jim even claimed in his book, Mercury and Me, that the Queen star had promised to leave him the house instead.

Today, December 1, marks World AIDS Day. A week ago today, on November 24, was the 30th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s death, due to AIDS-related complications. The Queen lead singer was 45-years-old when he passed away.

Today, December 1, marks World AIDS Day. A week ago today, on November 24, was the 30th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s death, due to AIDS-related complications. The Queen lead singer was 45-years-old when he passed away.

Queen at the BBC' showed a collection of the band's most iconic TV appearances from the BBC's archives, including a famous Eighties performance at the Montreux Pop Festival. The show charts the band's massive success and features a number of their most loved songs, including 'Seven Seas of Rhye', 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'These are the Days of our Lives'.

Freddie Mercury‘s openness about his AIDS diagnosis has gone down as a “cultural touchstone moment”, according to the National AIDS Trust.The Queen frontman died 30 years ago yesterday (November 24), and shared his AIDS diagnosis with the world the day before he passed away.Discussing the lasting legacy of his decision to share his diagnosis before his death, National Aids Trust chief executive Deborah Gold told PA: “In the short period of time before he died, he was open about the fact that he

Freddie Mercury died at just 45-years-old on November 24, 1991. Now, three decades later, his bandmate Brian May has honoured the late singer with a short, but powerful post.

Freddie Mercury in Queen, but Adam Lambert has been a fantastic collaborator with Brian May and Roger Taylor in their live shows, helping keep the band's vocals alive and well. And now the 39-year-old has paid tribute on the 30th anniversary of the iconic singer's passing.

George Brooksbank, the father of Princess Eugenie’s husband Jack Brooksbank, has died at the age of 72. George reportedly died just days before his grandson August’s christening, which took place on Sunday 21 November at the All Saints Chapel in Windsor Great Park.

Hospital bosses lost two Covid test swabs which may have proved an elderly man had the disease before he became critically ill and died, an inquest heard.