Freddie Mercury did not want to meet Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the Live Aid despite having a special chance to do so.
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| Queen performing at Live Aid, 1985. |
Mercury’s bandmates in Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor, have been headlining Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee celebrations. After the 2002 Diamond Jubilee, the duo performed at her Platinum Jubilee Party alongside Adam Lambert.
May and Taylor met Prince Charles and Diana at Live Aid in 1985. But at that time, Mercury did not attend the event.
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| The Princess of Wales, The Prince of Wales, David Bowie, Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen, during the Live Aid Concert at Wembley Stadium on July 13, 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images) |
In an interview with Express UK, the late singer's close friend, Peter Freestone, revealed that the “Bohemian Rhapsody” hitmaker saw talking with his friends backstage as more important than meeting Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
“Even at Live Aid, you see Brian May and Roger Taylor in the royal box. Freddie didn’t go. He was more interested in being with friends backstage, talking with Elton John, and hanging out with his people. His friends were always the most important to him,” the late singer’s assistant said.
Mercury was also busy talking to U2 frontman Bono who was with his wife, Ali Stewart.
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| Backstage at Live Aid, 1985. Freddie Mercury hanging out with Felix, son of Roger Taylor and Dominique Beyrand (who is on the left, in the background), Jim Hutton, Joe Fanelli, Terry Gidings (Freddie’s driver/security guard), Crystal Taylor, Peter Freestone, and seated alongside Freddie, singer Adam Ant. |
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| Freddie Mercury and David Bowie talking backstage during Live Aid, 1985. |
With that, his refusal to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales did not have anything to do with the buzz about him making the late princess be in mischief mode.
For what it’s worth, actress Cleo Rocos revealed in her memoir, “The Positive Power of Drinking,” that she had a fun night with Princess Diana, Mercury, and Everette in the 1980s at the iconic gay club in London, Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
They helped her come up with her disguise. The Princess of Wales then ended up dressing in male clothes. The group also claimed they would not go there until Princess Diana finally looked like a gay model.
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