Freddie’s Naturalization Papers Found

I thought this was pretty neat! I’m so glad to see new stuff surfacing more and more lately....

Link:
https://www.facebook.com/TheNationalArchives/photos/a.479422854639/10156824368724640/?type=3

Frederick, indeed!

Great find!

very cool- thanks!

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

Frederick, indeed![/QUOTE]

Sebastian redeemed!

Great find! thanks for sharing :)

[QUOTE] [b]Golden Salmon wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

Frederick, indeed![/QUOTE]

Sebastian redeemed![/QUOTE]

‘ Frederick’ is also on his death certificate so it’s been known for many years that was his formal first name....but it’s almost an entertaining affliction to see Sebastian always use that instead of Freddie! :-)

There are lots of people in the Queen world such as Tim Stafell, Mack, Jim Beach and many others that don’t really use their full or formal first name, and Freddie (or Fred as he would otherwise be called by friends) is one of those!

Yes. Because he was forever known as Frederick Mercury.


Interesting to note that his mother is left off the info. Simply scored "no" or n/a ?

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

Frederick, indeed![/QUOTE]

LOL

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

Frederick, indeed![/QUOTE]

WIN.

With the current Windrush scandal over here, I'm not sure a funny 'Var ah yah pah-pers' joke would go down to well with out non-UK QZ crew.

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Golden Salmon wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

Frederick, indeed![/QUOTE]

Sebastian redeemed![/QUOTE]

‘ Frederick’ is also on his death certificate so it’s been known for many years that was his formal first name....but it’s almost an entertaining affliction to see Sebastian always use that instead of Freddie! :-)

There are lots of people in the Queen world such as Tim Stafell, Mack, Jim Beach and many others that don’t really use their full or formal first name, and Freddie (or Fred as he would otherwise be called by friends) is one of those![/QUOTE]

I didn't know he had started using a new name officially this early so that part is new. Also, I seem to recall someone claiming that he disliked being called Fred (though a lot of people around him have used that name while talking about him).

"Frederick" was probably an effort by his parents to Anglicise their kid's name to smooth his integration into a new society. Despite what official Queen sources claim, he was still using the name Freddie Bulsara in public as late as 1973.

Did people really need this document to know that 'Freddie' is short for 'Frederick'?

[QUOTE] [b]Dr Magus wrote:[/b]

Did people really need this document to know that 'Freddie' is short for 'Frederick'?[/QUOTE]

But Freddie was not originally short for Frederick. It was a nickname.