Is clue buried in his father’s will proof that Freddie Mercury’s family knew he had a secret daughter?

His signature – at 93 years old – is shaky, and the will is a long and complex document which runs to 16 pages. However, there can be no doubt about the wishes of Freddie Mercury’s father Bomi – who died in 2003, 12 years after his son. He left a will which explicitly excluded any illegitimate children which the star might have had.

Public records held at the Probate Office reveal that Bomi Bulsara made the revised will in February 2001. It includes the unusual provision, on its very first page, that legitimate or legitimated and adopted children are part of the will, but that any illegitimate children are not provided for.

The will appears to be a smoking gun which indicates that the sensational – and controversial – story about the iconic Queen frontman having a secret daughter could indeed be true. Experts explain that Bulsara would have to have made his wishes explicit because the Family Law Reform Act of 1987 removed all legal distinctions between children born to married and unmarried parents. It meant that from that date, a child born to unmarried parents has enjoyed the same legal rights as those born to married parents, including in matters of inheritance.

For more information see Alison Boshoff “Is clue buried in his father’s will proof that Freddie Mercury’s family knew he had a secret daughter?” The Daily Mail, August 22, 2025.