Inside Freddie Mercury's will - £75m fortune, huge gift to ex and secret ashes request

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READ MORE:Music industry's biggest lawsuits - Vanilla Ice v Queen, 'fraud' and £6m pay-outHowever, there has been some controversy surrounding his death after the Tanzania native left a large chunk of his wealth to his close friend and snubbed his life partner.As fans up and down the country mark what would have been his 76th birthday, Daily Star have taken a deep dive inside his controversial will.The star was first diagnosed with HIV back in 1987 but decided to keep his diagnosis a secret from his adoring fans as Brian May recalled Freddie saying: “I don’t want to take any action apart from carrying on the way we are.“I want to carry on making music for as long as I f**king can,” he added, which led the band to releasing two more albums before his death.Queen released The Miracle in 1989 and Innuendo in 1991 but didn’t take their music on tour like they had before.In February 1990, Freddie joined the band while collecting a Brit Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to British Music’, and while Brian spoke on behalf of the band, Freddie closed the speech by saying: “Thank you...goodnight.”His close friend and long-time personal assistant Peter Freestone previously opened up about the last weeks of his life where the singer decided to stop taking his HIV medication.On the Ask Phoebe podcast, he told listeners: “I believe he was at peace with himself.

Freddie decided to stop taking his medication on his own terms.“He knew the consequences of his actions and had the time then to talk with friends and family and say his goodbyes.”The Queen frontman’s final request in his life was to see his beloved art collection for one last time after being bedbound for a number of months.The star was an avid art collector since living in.