Freddie Mercury ended his engagement to Mary Austin three years after proposing, but she still remained one of his closest friends until his death. The iconic Queen frontman met Austin in 1969, a year ...

Freddie Mercury’s former fiancée, Mary Austin, remained one of his closest friends until his death. The iconic Queen frontman met Austin in 1969, a year before the band formed. After dating for a few ...

Freddie Mercury wrote “Love of My Life” — the ballad from Queen’s classic 1975 album “A Night at the Opera” — about Mary Austin, his girlfriend he met in 1969. And even after he came out as bisexual ...