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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 11:04:41 GMT -8
Freddie Mercury's ex causes OUTRAGE after removing shrine to rock legend Mary Austin, 66, cleared moving messages of love from the walls of the £20million Garden Lodge in Kensington because she is sick of her home being “defaced”. She had the tribute wall cleaned, painted the lodge’s famous green door black and added forbidding signs highlighting CCTV cameras as well as adding a warning that “Graffiti is a crime”. Queen fan Taylor Daley said: “It’s a sad day at [Garden Lodge]. “I cried at the empty spaces once filled with beautiful, heartfelt messages from people around the world… what a sad moment.” Another fan called Gabrielle said: “Too bad they took down all the fans’ letters.” Italian Gianluca Rossicianetti said the makeover left Freddie’s former sanctuary looking like a “Bunker lodge”. Freddie, real name Farrokh Bulsara, spent his final months at the tranquil home before his agonising death from HIV-related bronchopneumonia in 1991. The star’s premature passing at the age of just 45 horrified his fans, with Garden Lodge subsequently becoming a mecca for them. But yesterday Jacky Smith, from the Official International Queen Fan Club, defended Mary’s actions and claimed Freddie would have approved. She said: “Mary is sick to death of her private home being defaced. “That used to be the main entrance into the house and it got carved on, written on and ruined so many times that she had to replace it again and again and again." www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/661112/Freddie-Mercury-Queen-ex-girlfriend-removes-shrine-fan-outrage-britpop-legend |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 11:07:46 GMT -8
She seems to have forgotten that the only reason she is living in the multi million pound mansion and living her privileged life via the royalties that Freddie also left her in his will , is because of the fans! so FFS would it really kill her to let them leave notes and flowers on this wall, its not like they can get to her front door as its is behind this wall that surrounds the property! Freddie loved his fans and I find it cruel that she did this . I am visiting London soon and plan on going plus leaving my own message there with possible a red rose. He has no memorial or headstone, she had him cremated and didnt tell anyone where his ashes are.
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Post by Willing Sniper on Nov 18, 2018 11:55:08 GMT -8
The fans paid for her house
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Post by ♥ Apple ♥ on Nov 18, 2018 13:06:03 GMT -8
The fans paid for her house That doesn't give them carte blanche to deface her property. However I do think it would have been smart and kind of her to set up an area where people can visit and leave memorials. |
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Post by aaron on Nov 18, 2018 16:05:48 GMT -8
The fans paid for concert tickets and albums. She owns the house now. It's nobody's business what she does with her property.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2018 5:07:06 GMT -8
The fans paid for concert tickets and albums. ..which paid for the house. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2018 5:08:25 GMT -8
The fans paid for her house That doesn't give them carte blanche to deface her property. However I do think it would have been smart and kind of her to set up an area where people can visit and leave memorials. It's just a wall, it's not like its on the front door or walls of the actual house. I totally agree about the area set aside for the fans. |
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Post by Willing Sniper on Nov 19, 2018 10:28:49 GMT -8
I think the word deface is a stretch. It's a memorial. A showing of love.
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Post by ♥ Apple ♥ on Nov 19, 2018 12:03:37 GMT -8
I think the word deface is a stretch. It's a memorial. An show of love. Carving into the wall? I believe deface is accurate. |
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Post by ♬ pkbucko ♬ on Nov 19, 2018 12:45:42 GMT -8
It's vandalism.
I don't see how it can be viewed any differently than that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 0:02:40 GMT -8
It's vandalism. I don't see how it can be viewed any differently than that. Of course it can be viewed differently, look at the reasons for one !! The wall is still standing it’s hardly defaced at all despite Freddie being dead since the early 90s !! F |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 0:04:42 GMT -8
It’s a place where he lived and died , if I were her I would hand it over to the National Trust and have it open to the public , she’s got more money than she knows what to do with she can easily live without it plus he was a friend she was married it’s not like she needed the money anyway
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Post by ♥ Apple ♥ on Nov 21, 2018 12:45:16 GMT -8
Looking at the photos, it's a horrible mess! It's only going to get worse now with the movie out.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2018 23:33:25 GMT -8
Looking at the photos, it's a horrible mess! It's only going to get worse now with the movie out. If sentiments from the heart look like a mess then so be it |
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Post by aaron on Dec 17, 2018 18:46:00 GMT -8
She should have guided tours of the inside of the property. Make some money. Plenty of people would pay to see.......sadly
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