Freddie Mercury's alleged 'secret daughter' dies aged 48

Freddie Mercury's alleged 'secret daughter' has died. She was 48.The woman, known as B and who is claimed to have had a close relationship with the Queen frontman, passed away after a long battle with cancer, The Daily Mail reports.B's widower Thomas told the publication she "died peacefully after a long battle with chordoma," a rare spinal cancer.He also said that B leaves behind "two sons, aged nine and seven"."B is now with her beloved and loving father in the world of thoughts," he added, per the publication."Her ashes were scattered to the wind over the Alps." Author Lesley-Ann Jones alleged that Mercury had a daughter in 1976 in a biography of the late rock icon titled Love, Freddie, in which she was referred to only as B.READ MORE: One question that horrified Jay Leno amid wife's dementia battleREAD MORE: Golden Globe winner's shock on-set encounterREAD MORE: Shocking celebrity splits just two weeks into New YearAccording to the book, Mercury welcomed B following an affair with the wife of a close friend in 1976.The Daily Mail has since reported that Mercury referred to her as 'Bibi' and wrote a number of songs about her.According to the book, Mercury welcomed B following an affair with the wife of a close friend in 1976.B kept her relationship to Mercury secret from the public until she shared the revelation with Jones.Prior to that, her existence was only known by a select few in Mercury's life but the singer reportedly regularly visited his daughter and gifted her 17 volumes of his personal journals before his death in 1991.B penned a handwritten note which has been included in the posthumous biography ahead of its release in September last year."Freddie Mercury was and is my father," the letter read, per the Daily Mail."We have a very close and loving relationship from the moment I was born and throughout the final 15 years of his life," it continued."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."Mercury died from bronchial pneumonia at his London home on November 24 1991, aged 45, just one day after announcing that he had been diagnosed with AIDS.FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.