2014 article

antiden wrote:

The Real Wizard wrote:

The band found out somewhere in the 1988-89 period, and we'll probably never know exactly when.

Although there was a point where we almost became convinced it was part way through the Miracle sessions.

Freddie told the band about his illness in May 1989 during "an emotional dinner" in Montreux. At least, this is what's been recently written in the article about Freddie & Peter Straker.
Another big surprise in this article (at least to me) was Straker's heartfelt story about how Freddie dismissed Peter from his life one year prior to the death...

Can you please post this article? It passed me by.

Here it is:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/freddie-mercury-cut-best-friend-9311586

^ From that article

Rumours about Mercury’s health had been circulating for a few years and, although he had told Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon that he had AIDS at an emotional dinner in Montreux in May 1989, Mercury had demanded it remained a secret.

“We knew he was terribly ill; it was really only a confirmation of what we’d guessed,” said drummer Taylor.

^ so the source is a tabloid?

I'm not sure we can take that as a gospel.

Although the article was written by the same two guys who wrote that new book focused on Mercury's last years.

Nice new photos, too!