Has Freddie Mercury's Final Resting Place Been Discovered?

Multiple reports have surfaced that the final resting place of beloved Queen front person Freddie Mercury may have been discovered. One such article, by My Send Off, notes that a memorial plaque bearing Mercury’s real name, Farrokh Bulsara, has been photographed in Kensal Green Cemetery in London’s Queens Park.

The plaque contains the dates of the singer’s birth and death, and an inscription in French: “Pour Etre Toujours Pres De Toi Avec Tout Mon Amour”, which translates to “So I Can Always Be Close To You With All My Love”.

Freddie Mercury was cremated following his death in November 1991

The inscription is signed off with the letter M, which is thought to be a reference to Mercury’s former lover, Mary Austin. Austin was involved with Freddie Mercury for several years in the 1970s and was bequeathed Mercury’s Kensington mansion in his will.

Austin is believed to be the only person who knows the whereabouts of Mercury’s ashes. Mercury was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery following his private funeral service on 27th November, 1991. In his will, Mercury left the care of his ashes and much of his estimated $100 million-plus estate to Austin.

Rumours regarding the whereabouts of Mercury’s ashes included suggestions they were buried in Brookwood Cemetery in London next to his grandmother; scattered on Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, the location of Queen’s final recording sessions; and scattered in Mercury’s Kensington home, Garden Lodge.

Now, though, it looks like Queen fans have found the location of their next pilgrimage.

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