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it seems the photo was taken Oct-Nov either 1990 or 1991. Does anyone have details about whereabouts and the guy next to Freddie? is it his lawyer?
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luthorn
any clue when the picture was taken? that will help to solve this stupid post once and for all: Freddie was finally filmed in 91 by DoRo at Montreux/ Duckhouse
BETA215
That's taken from a The Sun newspaper. I think it was taken outside the house or the doctor's office.
musicland munich
So in that case it`s Dr. Gordon Atkinson, no ???
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Whhooops I`am sorry...but I thought that this was shared in public before... if not "ouch"
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tomchristie22
It's Freddie's death certificate, for anyone who's curious enough to click but may not want to after knowing that. How awful that that's publicly available.
Costa86
Yes, the guy in the photo with Freddie is Dr Gordon Atkinson. Dr Atkinson was a very caring doctor. He died in 2013 - his partner for more than five decades, Roger Bailey, is mentioned in his obituary.
miraclesteinway
All birth and death certificates are freely available to buy in the UK as an extract from any registrar's office. Might take a couple of weeks to access the appropriate file but any member of the public can do it for anyone regardless of status. I think a copy of this might have appeared in a book, perhaps Peter Freestone's book (again... could be wrong!).
It's a little ghoulish yes.
The picture with Freddie in the street with Dr Atkinson I seem to remember was taken in '91, don't remember exactly when. It was a cheap shot really, sad. At the same time, it shows that Freddie wasn't afraid to just get on with his life, amidst all the secrecy, he'd go out and do what he had to do, knowing full well he could be snapped. Good on him because he could have just had people come to the house. There are other pictures of him during that year outside restaurants, walking in the street, it's easy to find them all these days. It's sad that the paparazzi had to hound him and didn't give him a minute's peace.
You know, thinking about it, if people want to look at these pictures here, it's not so bad. The damage is done, it was done a long time ago and they're now a historical document of a fact that everyone knows about. However I do believe that these pictures stand for an invasion of privacy, and I also believe it's not how Freddie or Freddie's family would prefer he was remembered.
The presence of this photo or knowing the date it was taken doesn't prove or disprove the duck house video of '91. It's just hugely unlikely that said filming ever took place.
It's a little ghoulish yes.
The picture with Freddie in the street with Dr Atkinson I seem to remember was taken in '91, don't remember exactly when. It was a cheap shot really, sad. At the same time, it shows that Freddie wasn't afraid to just get on with his life, amidst all the secrecy, he'd go out and do what he had to do, knowing full well he could be snapped. Good on him because he could have just had people come to the house. There are other pictures of him during that year outside restaurants, walking in the street, it's easy to find them all these days. It's sad that the paparazzi had to hound him and didn't give him a minute's peace.
You know, thinking about it, if people want to look at these pictures here, it's not so bad. The damage is done, it was done a long time ago and they're now a historical document of a fact that everyone knows about. However I do believe that these pictures stand for an invasion of privacy, and I also believe it's not how Freddie or Freddie's family would prefer he was remembered.
The presence of this photo or knowing the date it was taken doesn't prove or disprove the duck house video of '91. It's just hugely unlikely that said filming ever took place.
luthorn
What drew my attention to the photograph is that Dr. Atkinson is wearing a poppy. That is a seasonal thing: October to mid-November; to commemorate the end to WWI on Nov 11th. If the picture was taken in 1991, it could be one of the very last of Freddie. Correct me if I am wrong, or if anyone can get publication date of that photo, since it must have been in the papers. IMO, Freddie does not look any worse than before, and keeps a light beard (not bushy one) to avoid opportunistic infections from cutting while shaving. This pictures makes me question the validity of the horror of the duck house video of '91.
What I found after googling Dr. Atkinson is the following article from the Mirror dated 25/11/1991 http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury_-_11-25-1991_-_The_Mirror_-_Rock_Star_Freddie_Is_Dead
What is interesting about it is the following passage: "Early today it was revealed that he secretly recorded videos about AIDS to be released after his death. Freddie sings on some and talks about the plight of fellow sufferers on others." That's news to me. So perhaps duck house video may have some validity after all.
What I found after googling Dr. Atkinson is the following article from the Mirror dated 25/11/1991 http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Freddie_Mercury_-_11-25-1991_-_The_Mirror_-_Rock_Star_Freddie_Is_Dead
What is interesting about it is the following passage: "Early today it was revealed that he secretly recorded videos about AIDS to be released after his death. Freddie sings on some and talks about the plight of fellow sufferers on others." That's news to me. So perhaps duck house video may have some validity after all.
miraclesteinway
That whole thing about the AIDS video was just made up as a sensationalist reportage at the time, to make it all more juicy. There were a few reports like that at the time - there was one reporter that sad 'I met with Freddie two weeks ago and urged him to come clean about his AIDS status' for instance, and the paper published some kind of interview that never happened.
Yes, it may well be one of the last pictures of Freddie. The poppy starts to show at the beginning of october, and of course remembrance day is 11.11, but either way, there's really no way of knowing without the photographer confirming. Now, regarding that picture, there was actually a feature and interview with the photographer who took that photo, in I think the Sunday Times, in about 1995. He claimed that Freddie had asked him to publish the photo and that the photographer was reluctant to, so that people could see his plight. Likely story..... Anyway I can't for the life of me remember when he said the photo was taken, but it could well be late 1991.
The likely story is that there was a high price for pictures of Freddie at the time and the photographer got lucky, and took his cheque, and in subsequent years felt a bit of a dickhead for hounding a dying man. There was no dignity for Freddie at that time, and the press thought it was fair game because he was gay. It was the last gasp of homophobia being acceptable in society. Thankfully we've largely moved on from that but there's still work to be done.
Yes, it may well be one of the last pictures of Freddie. The poppy starts to show at the beginning of october, and of course remembrance day is 11.11, but either way, there's really no way of knowing without the photographer confirming. Now, regarding that picture, there was actually a feature and interview with the photographer who took that photo, in I think the Sunday Times, in about 1995. He claimed that Freddie had asked him to publish the photo and that the photographer was reluctant to, so that people could see his plight. Likely story..... Anyway I can't for the life of me remember when he said the photo was taken, but it could well be late 1991.
The likely story is that there was a high price for pictures of Freddie at the time and the photographer got lucky, and took his cheque, and in subsequent years felt a bit of a dickhead for hounding a dying man. There was no dignity for Freddie at that time, and the press thought it was fair game because he was gay. It was the last gasp of homophobia being acceptable in society. Thankfully we've largely moved on from that but there's still work to be done.
musicland munich
The (first) photo is from September / October 1991. That was the pic Roger is referring to in the TATDOOL documentary. It was released by the The Sun a few weeks before his death. I personally think the Sun do it for tactical reasons at that point, but that would move things way too far from the original post.
pestgrid
That is not Dr Gordon on the photo, he was younger than that gentleman and looked nothing like him, a picture of him can be found in the Mercury and Me book by Jim.
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I guess he had more than one doctor he was consulting...
Maybe there is a mistake in the book..or the whole story about the picture is completly wrong...who knows ?
That is not Dr Gordon on the photo, he was younger than that gentleman and looked nothing like him, a picture of him can be found in the Mercury and Me book by Jim.[/QUOTE]
I guess he had more than one doctor he was consulting...
Maybe there is a mistake in the book..or the whole story about the picture is completly wrong...who knows ?