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Love, Freddie the Audiobook

Blending personal letters, rare insights, and vivid storytelling, this audiobook offers a powerful and heartfelt exploration of the man behind the legend.

I know the truth about Freddie

I was recently asked what I know about Freddie Mercury: here is my response...

Mary Austin: Understanding Freddie's most complex relationship

Now that the truth about the complexity of Freddie’s sexuality has been revealed, his long relationship with Mary Austin seems even more extraordinary than we suspected from what we believed we knew about it. The received narrative – that they met and fell in love when Mary was a teenaged

What do I know about Freddie Mercury?

I was recently asked what I know about Freddie Mercury: here is my response...

Rest In Peace, Freddie Mercury's Secret Daughter

When news that we have long been dreading lands, it is no less shocking. A heart that has been primed to break is still as fragile. The breath still catches. Blood pressure still soars. Tears fall as copiously as if the call had been a complete surprise. Realisation that the

How David Bowie led me out of Bromley

Had he lived, David Bowie would have turned 79 today, 8th January. When he died two days after his birthday in 2016, he was 69. Ten years on, LAJ reflects on her earliest impressions and experiences of him, as documented in her book Hero : David Bowie, published nine months after

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I'm going to Graceland: LAJ's Elvis pilgrimage

LAJ follows the stars for a pilgrimage to Elvis Presley's legendary home in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Thank God it's Christmas

How Freddie Mercury fell in love with Christmas - and spoilt his secret daughter with gifts and love.

Sun Studio and the birth of rock'n'roll

LAJ's pilgrimage to Sun Studio, the holy birthplace of rock'n'roll

Another Year Over

LAJ reflects on an extraordinary year - and the life lessons she learned from her sports writer father Ken.

The agony of Freddie's final days

He had prayed for a miracle. Part of him hoped almost until the end that redemption would come. Back at Garden Lodge in Kensington, having left his Territet, Montreux apartment for the final time – a pained departure that meant he would never see his beloved daughter again – Freddie gave in

Made In Heaven: visiting Freddie's Duck House

LAJ visits Freddie Mercury's beautiful Montreux home The Duck House, where he and his daughter were able to meet in privacy.