Who inherited Freddie Mercury's fortune? Austin inherited Mercury's One Garden Lodge mansion and the bulk of Mercury's estate, with the remainder going to his parents and sister and about $692,000 apiece going to Freestone and Mercury's boyfriend, Jim Hutton.
He left one quarter of his future earnings from Queen to his parents and another quarter to his sister. Apart from some minor bequests, everything else went to Mary. But Mary admitted not everyone was happy with this decision: "Some of the fans even told me I was only the keeper of the house. That hurt.
However, Mercury did leave him with £500,000 (nearly $1 million, per the 1991 conversion rate), which he used to move back to Ireland. He also wrote a book about their relationship, simply titled Mercury and Me. Hutton died on January 1, 2010, after a long battle with cancer.
After his death on November 24, 1991, Freddie gave his home, 50 percent of his recording royalties and most of his wealth to Mary Austin, with the remainder going to his parents and sister. Mary was Freddie's closest friend throughout his life, and they were often seen out together before his illness.
But now Austin has decided to sell the collection, "because I need to put my affairs in order," she explains. Austin, 72, adds: "The time has come for me to take the difficult decision to close this very special chapter in my life."
Freddie Mercury's former fiancee could be set to receive £40 million in royalties from Bohemian Rhapsody following its box office success. Mary Austin was left 50% of Mercury's future earnings when he died in 1991, with her share rising to 75% after the death of the Queen frontman's parents.
Nine years after his Freddie's death Mary gave an interview to OK! Magazine saying the months after Mercury passed were "the loneliest and most difficult time of my life." “I lost somebody who I thought was my eternal love", she said. "When he died I felt we'd had a marriage.
Brian May – US$210 million
Coming in at No 1, the richest Queen member is guitarist (and astrophysicist!) Brian May.
Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946 Zanzibar, had an estimated net worth of over $50million (£43million) at the time of his death in 1991 according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Three years after Freddie's death, Jim published a book about his time with the singer titled Mercury and Me. He worked as Freddie's gardener after moving into the singer's Kensington mansion, and preferred to stay away from the rock and roll lifestyle.
The guests included the star's bandmates and their wives, as well as Elton John, Mary Austin and Freddie's partner Jim Hutton.
Freddie signed a will in September 1991, that gave half of his vast wealth to Mary and the rest to his parents and sister. Most of his friends, including lover Jim Hutton, were given £500,000 each or a house. Mary was Freddie's bedside holding his hand when he passed away at the age of 45.
Freddie Mercury may have been one of the more extroverted singers of his generation but his closest friend in Queen was the quietest member. Peter Freestone was a PA to the band and witnessed the friendship from close up and has revealed what bonded Freddie with bassist John Deacon.
Queen are raking in an incredible £100,000-plus a day from the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic. The surviving members of the band - Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon and the estate of late frontman Freddie Mercury - have been earning £20.17 million between them since the film's release in 2018.
Currently, Queen's catalogue is owned by Disney Music Group which purchased the rights for a reported $10 million in 1991.
Mary Austin net worth: Mary Austin is an English woman who has a net worth of $115 million. Mary Austin was born in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom in 1951. She is best known for being the former girlfriend of Freddie Mercury. Austin met the guitarist of the band Queen Brian May and the two dated.
His father Bomi attended Freddie's funeral after his sad death from bronchial pneumonia, and the small family moved up to Nottingham away from London to be out of the spotlight.
They own the catalog outside North America through the UK-based Queen Productions Ltd, which raked in a staggering £39 million ($48 million) in royalties in 2021.
Freddie's last personal words to his fans was “I still love you” in the video for Days of Our Lives. During concerts he often spoke those words to the fans as well as singing them. His last words to the world can be read online—a statement about his having AIDS.
Rami himself has revealed that he is lip-syncing, but it's not just Freddie's voice that we hear. "It is an amalgamation of a few voices," he told the Metro US. "But predominantly it is my hope and the hope of everyone that we will hear as much Freddie as possible.
Rishi Sunak will become the wealthiest ever prime minister of the U.K., with his family's personal fortune surpassing even that of the royals.
Prince Charles's Net Worth
As the next in line to the English throne, Prince Charles reigns over the highest British royal family net worth after Queen Elizabeth II. There's speculation around just how much the future king is worth, as estimates range from $100 million to $400 million.
On June 2, 1979, Hutton died of liver cancer, two days after his 45th birthday, and a month after being diagnosed.
Best Picture nominee Bohemian Rhapsody is a true story based on the life of singer Freddie Mercury. That said, it does take some liberties with the story, simplifying many aspects to keep the story moving and to make it a bit more flashy.
They were a couple for six years and even shared a flat in London's Kensington Market together, before Freddie revealed to Mary that he was gay. Although Freddie's confession ended their romantic relationship, they remained close friends right up until Freddie sadly passed away at age 45 from AIDs.