Freddie Mercury did not want to meet Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the Live Aid despite having a special chance to do so.
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.
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.
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.
U2 Frontman Bono Has Funny Memory with Freddie Mercury
After the same Live Aid, Bono recalled how Mercury talked to him while Stewart was with him.
"I was up against a wall and he put his hand on the wall and was talking to me like he was chatting up a chick. He had me laughing but I was shifting nervously at the time, with Ali and myself exchanging glances," he said.
Mercury's playfulness came out even more after embracing his sexuality. The late legend was also with his partner, Jim Hutton, at that time.
Before his death, Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof said that the concert matched Mercury's energy, and he continued to do so until his passing.
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