Freddie Mercury's pal Elton John shares truth about their relationship

mirror.co.uk:

A truth about the relationship between Freddie Mercury and Elton John has been revealed on the latter's 73rd birthday. Elton celebrated his big day on Thursday and one of the biggest fan pages dedicated to legendary Queen frontman Freddie, shared a rare snap of the pair together as well as a long, forgotten quote by Elton about Freddie.

The pair had become friends in the 1970s and were often close pals throughout the life of Freddie. Elton described Freddie as one of the funniest people he knew and had enthused about the singer's talents.

The Freddie fan page posted a quote of Elton's, with him speaking about the Queen singer, though it is undetermined as to when Elton was speaking.