This is the house in London that Mercury bought in 1980, lived in and died there in 1991, aged 45
The home which the legendary singer of Queen Freddie Mercury lived in the last decade of his life, is available to buyers from estate agency Knight Frank, with offers exceeding 30 million pounds (35 million euros).
»Ein Ort des Friedens, ein wahres Künstlerhaus«: Für die Villa, in der Queen-Star Freddie Mercury seine letzten Lebensjahre spent, wird ein neuer Eigentürmer gesucht. Der muss – wenig überraschend – gut betucht sein. https://t.co/HocKWUuk1k
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The Garden Lodgein the luxurious neighborhood of Kensington in London for sale for the first time in almost half a century and the interest is huge.
It is about the house that bought Mercury it 1980lived and died there in 1991, aged 45, of AIDS-related pneumonia.
Mercury had left Garden Lodge – one eight bedroom neo-Victorian villa – and all his prized possessions to his best friend and ex-partner, Mary Austinwith whom they lived and who continues to live in the house to this day, at the age of 73.
Austin sold to auctioned last September most of Mercury’s belongings, for £12.2 million.
Among them was the famous garden gate, which was covered in graffiti and love notes from Mercury’s fans when he died; The door sold for £412,750.
Source :Skai
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