Freddie Mercury: unveiled the unpublished photos of the singer a few days after his death

On November 24, 1991, Freddie Mercury died, leaving millions of fans in immense pain. The day before, the singer had revealed to the world that he was suffering from AIDS. An announcement that had moved many of his fans. But now, in 2019, unpublished photos of the singer are revealed on Instagram. We can see the artist, all smiles, posing in front of the cameras, a few days before his death. In his garden at One Garden Lodge, he is with his cats. According to The mirrorthe singer had insisted that photographers not take him too closely so as not to reveal his appearance and his drawn features.

His partner Jim Hutton took his photos. In one of the shots, one of his cats is standing next to him. Both are enjoying a sunny afternoon. Joyful photos that do not show a sick person. However, Freddie Mercury is already in pain. In November 1991 he issued a press release explaining that he was HIV positive. Rumors about his health had been circulating for a few years already. It was in 1986 that he was tested for HIV. The Queen singer has to stop his 1987 tour because he’s sick. For two years he had lived as a recluse in his home at Garden Lodge in Kensington, London.

Jim Hutton, the photographer

On the occasion of the release of his photos, Jim Hutton had indicated: “This summer Freddie posed for the last time in front of a camera, mine. It just happened. I was in the garden photographing some of the flowers in full bloom and Freddie walked over to me. I aimed the lens: he wanted to take a step back so it wasn’t a close-up. Then he posed while I took four photos, and he managed to smile for each of them. ” An opportunity for Jim Hutton to confide the state of health of his friend. “He was so pale and attracted that he knew he wasn’t on his best day, but it didn’t matter; of all the photos I have of Freddie, these are the ones I like the most.”

“Freddie wanted his life to be as normal as possible”

Freddie Mercury avoided cameras for a long time. “We all knew there wasn’t much time left”Brian told al Telegraph in 2013. “Freddie wanted his life to be as normal as possible. He obviously suffered a lot and felt uncomfortable.” He continued: “He was being chased by the press and by the audience. He just wanted peace and quiet so he could carry on what he was doing.” The reporter and friend of the singer, David Wigg, had confided : “It scared the shit out of me and I stopped having sex. I don’t miss it, really.”revealed.

His sister confides

Then she asked him if he had contracted HIV.to which the singer replied: “I’ll fight it. We’ll find a cure.” An announcement that had been very difficult for his family to accept. “Mom visited him more times than dad. I don’t think he could stand it because he looked like a skeleton towards the end. I remember dad was reading one of the articles and tears were running in the paper and he said, ‘That should have been me instead of Freddie. ‘”.recalled the younger sister of the songwriter.