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Roger Taylor Shares his Heartbreaking Biggest Regret about Freddie Mercury
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Roger Taylor opens up in a new Interview about his heartbreaking biggest regret about Freddie Mercury
Roger described the terrible day when Freddie died on November 24, 1991, from complications related to AIDS and HIV.
The star's health had been declining since the previous year, but it had accelerated through the summer of 1991. He rarely permitted visitors in the final weeks, looked after by his constant inner circle .
However, as the end approached, others close to the star would visit to potentially say goodbye. For Roger, this would prove especially heartbreaking.
He told The Big Issue: "I was literally on my way to see him, less than half a mile away, when they rang me in my car and told me he had gone.
“I just stopped the car on Kensington High Street, in a kind of shock. Because even when you know somebody is going to die, it’s still such a shock when they actually do.
“I just wish I’d been there to give him moral support. That’s what he wanted. He liked his friends around."
The Queen drummer confessed that he still had one painful regret: "But I just wish I’d got to say goodbye."
Freddie died in the early evening of Sunday, November 24. On Friday, Queen manager Jim Beach was called to his house and he spent three hours alone in Freddie's bedroom. They were preparing the historic statement that would announce the star's AIDS status to the world.
On Friday, Peter said: "Freddie had a fairly peaceful night as though a weight had been lifted from his shoulders... I have never seen him so relaxed because the secret was out. There was nothing to hide. He had stopped taking his medication and he was prepared."
On the Saturday night, Freddie slipped into a coma from which he would not wake and he passed away early on Sunday evening shortly before 7pm. Roger was just a few streets away.
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Roger described the terrible day when Freddie died on November 24, 1991, from complications related to AIDS and HIV.
The star's health had been declining since the previous year, but it had accelerated through the summer of 1991. He rarely permitted visitors in the final weeks, looked after by his constant inner circle .
However, as the end approached, others close to the star would visit to potentially say goodbye. For Roger, this would prove especially heartbreaking.
He told The Big Issue: "I was literally on my way to see him, less than half a mile away, when they rang me in my car and told me he had gone.
“I just stopped the car on Kensington High Street, in a kind of shock. Because even when you know somebody is going to die, it’s still such a shock when they actually do.
“I just wish I’d been there to give him moral support. That’s what he wanted. He liked his friends around."
The Queen drummer confessed that he still had one painful regret: "But I just wish I’d got to say goodbye."
Freddie died in the early evening of Sunday, November 24. On Friday, Queen manager Jim Beach was called to his house and he spent three hours alone in Freddie's bedroom. They were preparing the historic statement that would announce the star's AIDS status to the world.
On Friday, Peter said: "Freddie had a fairly peaceful night as though a weight had been lifted from his shoulders... I have never seen him so relaxed because the secret was out. There was nothing to hide. He had stopped taking his medication and he was prepared."
On the Saturday night, Freddie slipped into a coma from which he would not wake and he passed away early on Sunday evening shortly before 7pm. Roger was just a few streets away.
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