Inside Queen icon Freddie Mercury's 'close and loving' bond with 'cherished' secret daughter

Queen icon 34 years after his death at the age of 45. The iconic rockband's frontman had a daughter that was kept a secret from the public – however his closest circle of friends knew about his offspring.

Freddie's daughter has been revealed in an upcoming book, titled Love, Freddie, which details how she was accidentally conceived during a fling with the wife of a close friend of the We Will Rock You singer in 1976.

and lives in Europe and works as a medical professional. Freddie's daughter also is now a mother – making Freddie a grandad. Freddie's nearest and dearest knew of B, including his parents, sister, bandmates as well as the love of his live, Mary Austin – however, his daughter was kept hidden from the public.

Speaking out about her bond with her late father, who died from bronchial pneumonia caused by complications from AIDS, B opened up to rock biographer Lesley-Ann Jones. She has said she was raised by a loving family but always knew the Queen legend was her biological father.

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B penned a handwritten letter for the book, which discusses her bond with Freddie. It reads: " was and is my father. We had a very close and loving relationship from the moment I was born and throughout the final 15 years of his life."

She added in the message, shared by the "He adored me and was devoted to me. The circumstances of my birth may seem, by most people's standards, unusual and even outrageous.

"That should come as no surprise. It never detracted from his commitment to love and look after me. He cherished me like a treasured possession."

The rockstar was said to be a "hands-on devoted dad" and his secret daughter was the "greatest blessing of his life". Jones explained they decided B would live with her mother and her husband but Freddie would have his own room at their home.

The three friends raised B together and Freddie spoke to his daughter everyday when he was on tour.

Before his death, Freddie gave his daughter 17 volumes of his personal journals in B had kept them a hidden away for a number of years but later gave them to rock biographer Lesley-Ann Jones. The journals form the basis of an upcoming book, which is set for release later this year.

Jones said of being approached by B: "My instinct was to doubt everything, but I am absolutely sure she is not a fantasist." But, Freddie's daughter never asked for money and does not want recognition. She said B was not provided for through Freddie's will, but instead through a private legal arrangement so the secret would be kept.

"His only child was conceived accidentally with the wife of one of his closest friends, while his friend was away on an extended business trip. For the Roman Catholic mother, abortion was out of the question," Jones told the publication.