New details about Freddie Mercury and Elton John’s relationship have been shared

An Instagram fan account dedicated to Queen’s front man, Freddie Mercury, recently posted a photo of Freddie working with Elton John in a studio and the caption included an excerpt from an interview which had several details on the close friendship between the almighty Freddie Mercury and living legend Elton Johm.

Freddie Mercury is without a doubt one of the most famous rockstars of all time. He contributed immensely to the rock culture and history and his flamboyant style changed the conventions of a rock frontman for years to come.

As you may know, Elton John and Freddie Mercury had a close relationship and collaborated on various occasions.

Back in 2012, Elton John revealed his most moving memory of his friend Freddie Mercury. The pop rock singer recalled the friendship between him and the lead singer of Queen from the 1980s until the last days of the rock star, who died in 1991. The details were revealed in the book: Love is the cure. On life, loss and the end of AIDS.

The book reveals how the two singers were close friends and even their special nicknames. Elton explained that each had a drag queen alter ego and a name. While John was Sharon, Mercury was named Melina.

Now, one of the many Freddie’s fan pages posted a photo of Elton John, Freddie Mercury, John Reid, and David Minns in a studio back in 1976. The fan page also included an excerpt from an interview with Peter Freestone who had revealed the details of the close relationship between Elton and Freddie.

Peter said that they would visit each other whenever they had time which was rare before Freddie’s illness, as they were both touring very often. However, after Freddie was diagnosed with AIDS and had to spend more time in his house, Elton John would visit him fortnightly and they would spend hours talking to each other.

Freddie Mercury was an important voice in the fight against AIDS and in breaking the labels of the disease, which was often associated with homosexuals and promiscuity. Before he died, the singer revealed to the world that he had the HIV virus and asked doctors, friends and fans to get involved in the cause to prevent the death of more people.

Elton John’s support meant a lot to Freddie and probably boosted his morale. Freddie was famous for organizing the most crowded Christmas celebrations as he would invite anyone who had no place to go or a family to celebrate Christmas with.

John also said that despite the advanced stage of AIDS, Mercury remained generous to his friends and that during his life he 'really lived for others'. The rock star died in November, but before he left he made sure to leave a Christmas present for John , who considered the act 'a last testament to his generosity'.

After Freddie’s passing, Elton John went to Freddie’s house to see how Jim Hutton, Joe Fanelli, and Peter Freestone were holding up. He then asked them what their plans were for Christmas and then invited them to Windsor to celebrate Christmas with him.

Here's what was written in the caption of the photo on Instagram:

“A rare photo of Freddie, Elton John, John Reid, and David Minns at the studio in 1976.
Peter Phoebe Freestone talked about Freddie and Elton’s friendship, here’s what he said:
‘They actually became close friends. Then they missed seeing each other quite often because both of them, Queen and Elton were just non-stopping touring. And we were rarely in the same city at the same time. But every now and then it would happen and they would get together and there would just be no stopping and just talking, talking, talking, talking for hours and hours just to catch up on what has happened since the last Sunday.
Then once he got sick and he was at home a bit more, Elton would come around regularly, maybe every fortnight he would come around and he would sit and talk with Freddie particularly during that last year. He would just sit there talking with him, just so that Freddie knew he wasn’t alone, and that really showed the genuine, deep friendship between them.'”

Peter Freestone added:

“After Freddie’s passing, Elton came round to the house and asked the three of us – because of course, Jim Hutton was there, Joe Fanelli and myself – and he asked what we were doing for Christmas because Elton knew Freddie always had big Christmases. Freddie would always invite anybody. Any friends who did not have a family were invited to Christmas.
I remember once having to do Christmas lunch for 25 people. After Freddie died, Elton came and he said, ‘What are you guys doing for Christmas?’ He then said: ‘Look then, enough of this. I will send a car on Boxing Day you will come to Windsor and you will have Christmas with us.”