Freddie Mercury died on Sunday 24th November 1991 due to complications from AIDS.
He had been unwell for some time, but despite the toll the illness took on his body, he kept working, and even in the face of constant tabloid speculation about his well-being, remained a fiercely private individual. He issued a public statement on 23rd November acknowledging that he had AIDS and encouraged the fight against it. He died the next day.
It’s been 25 years since his death, since the world lost one of its greatest songwriters and showmen. We remember his life as he lived it: free, full of energy, good humour and charisma. There’ll never be another Freddie Mercury.
1. Queen in concert, 1984
Photo: Rogers / Express / Getty Images
2. Freddie performing in New Haven, Connecticut, 1977
Photo: Carl Lender
3. Freddie at Wembley, 1986
Photo: nico7martin
4. Freddie with Queen, 1984
Photo: Hulton Archive / Getty Images
5. Freddie shaving, 1984
Photo: Steve Wood / Express / Getty Images
6. Freddie with Queen at Les Ambassadeurs, London, 1976
Photo: Keystone / Getty Images
7. Freddie performing, 1984
Photo: Express Newspapers / Getty Images
8. Freddie performing in England, c. 1980
Photo: Keystone / Getty Images
9. Freddie attends a ballet class, 1979
Photo: Colin Davey / Evening Standard / Getty Images
10. Freddie onstage, 1977
Photo: Hulton Archive / Getty Images
11. Freddie performing with Queen in Milton Keynes, 1982
Photo: Fox Photos / Hulton Archive / Getty Images
12. Freddie getting a moustache trim, 1982
Photo: Steve Wood / Express / Getty Images
13. Freddie with Queen on the first of three sell-out nights at Wembley Arena, 1972
Photo: Gary Merrin / Keystone / Getty Images
14. Performing live with Queen, c. 1975
Photo: Keystone / Getty Images
15. Live in concert, 1984
Photo: Express Newspapers / Getty Images
Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live
