Freddie Mercury left a legacy when he died at the age of 45 in November 1991 - but he also took many secrets with him to the grave.
The ultra-talented Queen frontman was one of the first high-profile gay men to succumb to Aids when the global crisis was unfolding, yet he never came out to his own family, despite dropping frequent hints.
His mum Jer Bulsara was fiercely protective of her boy, as depicted in the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, in which Rami Malek played the flamboyant and thoughtful Freddie.
However, his father Bomi Bulsara struggled with his son's profession and they frequently clashed. Despite Jer and Freddie's closeness, he was never able to spill his greatest secret to his family, including his sister Kashmira Cooke.
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