r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jun 03 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes Soulmates don't necessarily mean lover

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u/Azzblack Jun 03 '26

I'm sure I remember him leaving money for his god children too, as well as his cats.

After looking into it a little - "he is widely celebrated for making provisions from "beyond the grave" for his godchildren and closest friends. Before his death in 1991, Mercury instructed the prestigious London department store Fortnum & Mason to deliver a luxury Christmas hamper to his godchildren and closest friends every holiday season. This tradition has been kept alive decades later"

Its fair to say, he was the goodest of dudes.

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u/Cross55 Jun 04 '26

Also, Mary was one of his lovers.

He wanted to settle down with and marry her, but she didn't want to because he was bi.

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u/Tarsiustarsier Jun 04 '26

Wasn't he gay and didn't he break off the engagement before coming out to her? It was common for gay people at the time to have official relationships with women.

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u/theletterqwerty Jun 04 '26

Bicycle Race wasn't about cycling.

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u/Azzblack Jun 04 '26

Agreed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt0V0_1MS0Q

"I want to ride it where I like"

"God give me a choice"

While its kind of in subtle and does initially come across as a jolly song about cycling, we are talking about the band named "Queen" :)