| mickyparise 24.02.2013 21:15 |
Fans find memorial clue to star's ashes in Kensal Green Cemetery, West London, 21 years after he died of Aids Fans of Freddie Mercury believe they may have solved the 21-year mystery of his final resting place. A memorial plaque to the legendary Queen singer who died of Aids in 1991 aged 45 has recently been discovered in Kensal Green Cemetery, West London. It reads: “In Loving Memory of Farrokh Bulsara”, adding in French: “Pour Etre Toujours Pres De Toi Avec Tout Mon Amour”. This translates to “Always To Be Close To You With All My Love” – and is marked “M”. Farrokh Bulsara was the star’s real name. He changed it after forming Queen in 1971. Fans suspect “M” could be his ex-lover Mary Austin, who inherited his £10million home, Garden Lodge. Freddie’s ashes are believed to have been given to her after his cremation, but she has never revealed what became of them. Yesterday a spokesman for Freddie’s estate declined to comment. It’s not clear when the plaque – fixed with others to a tall plinth – was put in place. Cemetery workers had no idea the dates and name matched the late Queen star. According to the Kensal Green Cemetery website, bronze plaques “can be provided for those whose cremated remains have been strewn in the Scattering Garden”. One Queen fan said: “Everyone knows Freddie was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery in 1991 but it has remained a complete mystery as to where his ashes were finally laid to rest. “According to some biographies, his ashes weren’t even collected from Kensal Green for well over a year following his cremation. The discovery of this plaque is really exciting and may prove to be a major breakthrough.” Mary, referred to by bisexual Freddie as his wife, inherited the vast bulk of the star’s lucrative song rights. Queen sold around 300 million albums worldwide and had a string of hit singles, including Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie’s former partner Jim Hutton said in 1994 he believed his ashes were buried at Garden Lodge in Kensington, West London. He said: “It’s become something of a riddle, but I’m pretty sure his final resting place is at the foot of the weeping cherry tree overlooking the whole place.” Other theories suggest the ashes were sent to Zanzibar, where Freddie was born, or scattered on the shore of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland, where he had a flat and a statue of him has since been erected. link |
| mickyparise 24.02.2013 21:18 |
Sorry about the format...... |
| john bodega 25.02.2013 02:18 |
He's in a McDonalds, but I'm not allowed to say which one. |
| Ghostwithasmile is BACK! 25.02.2013 05:48 |
Zebonka12 wrote: He's in a McDonalds, but I'm not allowed to say which one.^^^^^^^^^ Zebonka the master !!! ;-) |
| Belladonic haze 25.02.2013 06:31 |
*ahum* |
| brENsKi 25.02.2013 11:34 |
this is the worst possible bit of news 1. the pilgrimages will start - and the place will be overun with the obsessed and morbid fans, people going there to mourn their loved ones won't be able to in peace and solitude - because everyone knows that every band has a number of lunatic fans 2.the graffiti - the place will be daubed in all kinds of messages - nice and not so nice - but either way no place for it in a cemetary really hope i'm wrong - but can't see it - if the doors/walls of garden lodge were anything to go by...this'll be the holy grail for the deranged |
| Pim Derks 25.02.2013 12:35 |
Can't wait to scribble "FREDDY MERCURY SINGER OF SONGS LOVER OF LIVE 1946-1991 THE SHOW MUST GO ON! QUEEN FOREVER" on the plaque. |
| john bodega 25.02.2013 13:29 |
*shrug* In all honesty, the way Mary Austin relates it (his 'I know exactly where I want you to put me, I don't want anyone digging me up' etc. etc.) you'd think it'd be a place of more significance than a stupid cemetery. Probably a red herring. In fact if I was Freddie, I'd have an ACTUAL red herring buried there just to fuck with the treasure hunters. |
| Ghostwithasmile is BACK! 25.02.2013 13:34 |
As Freddie said to Jim Beach " You can have my ashes, but never make them boring" |
| Missreclusive 25.02.2013 13:55 |
I agree Z... his ashes are most likely elsewhere and the plaque was placed there because the cremation was done at the location. I saw this a while back. |
| GratefulFan 25.02.2013 14:35 |
Swing and a miss Daily Mirror. As a Canadian I can attest that that French translation is completely wrong. The correct expression is roughly "So stop scribbling all over my walls you utter arseholes. -M" |
| Missreclusive 25.02.2013 17:25 |
GratefulFan wrote: Swing and a miss Daily Mirror. As a Canadian I can attest that that French translation is completely wrong. The correct expression is roughly "So stop scribbling all over my walls you utter arseholes. -M"I don't speak french but will ditto this anyway as I feel it very reasonable. heh |
| AlexRocks 26.02.2013 11:45 |
"Ashes" or "asses"? I wonder what it would be like to have your "asses" buried somewhere? Alas. Pim Derks...that was hillarious...don't be mean. |
| inu-liger 26.02.2013 14:45 |
"I have had many requests for information about the plaque featured in a few newspapers yesterday. It looks similar to the other plaque that was doing the rounds on youtube recently. A plaque in a cemetary doesn't necessarily mean that Freddie's ashes are there. Anyone can have one placed there. Maybe Mary has learnt French, but she had no interest in it when I was in Garden Lodge. That's all I can say!" -Peter Freestone via his Facebook page |
| akan 27.02.2013 08:44 |
I respect Freddie's wishes and according to them nobody should know where his ashes are now, but it would be nice to know where his ashes are so we could bring him a flower The "strange" thing is: is it possibile that Brian, Roger and John are completely strange to this fact? do you think that they could know where Freddie's ashes rest and keep the secret along the Mary's order? |
| dowens 27.02.2013 18:10 |
Hmmm, can't seem to find Peter Freestone on Facebook. |
| Missreclusive 27.02.2013 19:22 |
akan wrote: I respect Freddie's wishes and according to them nobody should know where his ashes are now, but it would be nice to know where his ashes are so we could bring him a flower The "strange" thing is: is it possibile that Brian, Roger and John are completely strange to this fact? do you think that they could know where Freddie's ashes rest and keep the secret along the Mary's order?'' I would think only Mary knows but what does it matter really? He's gone and he obviously didn't wish for fans to place flowers on the place where his ashes rest. I wouldnt dream of writing on the Garden Lodge gate or wall! Why do people feel they have to do something like that? A man has a right to his last request/requests and it should be honored. |
| Double-U 28.02.2013 03:33 |
The writings on the wall are a way to keep memories alive. Garden Lodge is the place where it came to an end and that fact brings people to this place just to honour Mr. Mercury. The same procedure you find at the Abbey Road studios all along the fence. So I can't blame the writer's except they wrote something stupid or create soemthing far from relation to the artists, like fire rescue cars. regards, W. |
| DLCVinnuendo 28.02.2013 07:36 |
again this story?? i saw this same history last year!! |
| TheWorks84 28.02.2013 23:04 |
Isnt this already known?? |
| mickeybrad173 05.03.2013 01:58 |
According to the today's mirror newspaper the plaque has gone missing from where it was. Nobody knows where the plaque has gone, possibly Mary Austin has had it took down in case fans start going there. Full Story link |
| Missreclusive 05.03.2013 08:36 |
Doubt it was Mary...more likely a crazed fan or some other idiot. Keep an eye on Ebay... |
| akan 06.03.2013 02:31 |
the plaque has been removed, compare the 1st picture to the 2nd one: 1st: link 2nd: link Look at the plaques below the Freddie's one: in the 2nd picture they ALL have been placed one slot above. So definitively it's not a fan action |
